1 Kings 5:15
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
In other versions
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains;
ASV
Then he had seventy thousand for the work of transport, and eighty thousand stone-cutters in the mountains;
BBE
And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand stone-masons in the mountains;
DBY
Solomon had seventy thousand who bore burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains;
WEB
And king Solomon hath seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain,
YLT
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
ENG
And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand hewers in the mountains;
WBT
Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,
BSB
In context
13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
14And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.
15And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
16Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Solomon