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Christian Standard Bible ®

1 Kings 5:15

Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Temple;   Thompson Chain Reference - Solomon;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hiram or Huram;   Tyre or Tyrus;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - King;   Solomon;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Temple;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ahimaaz;   King;   Solomon;   Solomon's Servants;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hew;   King, Kingship;   Lebanon;   Wages;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alliance;   Israel;   Slave, Slavery;   Solomon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hiram ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Solomon;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sol'omon;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Alliance;   Hewer;   Nethinim;   Solomon;   Tax;   Treaty;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Alliances;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
And Solomon had 70,000 who carried loads, and 80,000 hewers of stone in the mountains,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Solomon had 70,000 transporters, and 80,000 hewers of stone in the mountains,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and foure score thousand masons in the mountaines:
Literal Translation
And Solomon had seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain;
Easy-to-Read Version
Solomon also forced 80,000 men to work in the hill country cutting stone. There were also 70,000 men to carry the stones.
Revised Standard Version
Solomon also had seventy thousand burden-bearers and eighty thousand hewers of stone in the hill country,
World English Bible
Solomon had seventy thousand who bore burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains;
King James Version (1611)
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourescore thousand hewers in the mountaines:
King James Version
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Salomon had thre score thousande & ten that bare burthens, & foure score thousande that hewed tymber vpon the mount,
American Standard Version
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains;
Bible in Basic English
Then he had seventy thousand for the work of transport, and eighty thousand stone-cutters in the mountains;
Update Bible Version
And Solomon had 70,000 that bore burdens, and 80,000 that were hewers in the mountains;
Webster's Bible Translation
And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand hewers in the mountains;
New English Translation
Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hills,
New King James Version
Solomon had seventy thousand who carried burdens, and eighty thousand who quarried stone in the mountains,
Contemporary English Version
He also had eighty thousand workers to cut stone in the hill country of Israel, seventy thousand workers to carry the stones,
Complete Jewish Bible
Hiram king of Tzor sent his servants to Shlomo, because he had heard that they had anointed him king in his father's place, and Hiram had always loved David.
Darby Translation
And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand stone-masons in the mountains;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Salomon had seuentie thousand that bare burdens, and fourescore thousand masons in the mountaine,
George Lamsa Translation
And Solomon had seventy thousand men who bore burdens and eighty thousand hewers of stone in the mountain,
Amplified Bible
Solomon had 70,000 burden bearers (transporters) and 80,000 stonemasons in the hill country [of Judah],
Hebrew Names Version
Shlomo had seventy thousand who bore burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father; for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
New Living Translation
Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers, 80,000 quarry workers in the hill country,
New Life Bible
Now Solomon had 70,000 men to carry loads, and 80,000 stone cutters in the mountains.
New Revised Standard
Preparations and Materials for the Temple Now King Hiram of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father; for Hiram had always been a friend to David. Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying, "You know that my father David could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune. So I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord said to my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.' Therefore command that cedars from the Lebanon be cut for me. My servants will join your servants, and I will give you whatever wages you set for your servants; for you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians." When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and said, "Blessed be the Lord today, who has given to David a wise son to be over this great people." Hiram sent word to Solomon, "I have heard the message that you have sent to me; I will fulfill all your needs in the matter of cedar and cypress timber. My servants shall bring it down to the sea from the Lebanon; I will make it into rafts to go by sea to the place you indicate. I will have them broken up there for you to take away. And you shall meet my needs by providing food for my household." So Hiram supplied Solomon's every need for timber of cedar and cypress. Solomon in turn gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty cors of fine oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year. So the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and the two of them made a treaty. King Solomon conscripted forced labor out of all Israel; the levy numbered thirty thousand men. He sent them to the Lebanon, ten thousand a month in shifts; they would be a month in the Lebanon and two months at home; Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor. Solomon also had seventy thousand laborers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hill country,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Solomon had seventy thousand bearers of burdens, and eighty thousand hewers of stone in the mountain;
English Revised Version
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains;
Berean Standard Bible
Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass that, Solomon, had seventy thousand bearers of burdens, - and eighty thousand hewers in the mountain;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Solomon had seventy thousand to carry burdens, and eighty thousand to hew stones in the mountain:
Lexham English Bible
Solomon had seventy thousand common laborers and eighty thousand stone craftsmen in the hill country.
English Standard Version
Solomon also had 70,000 burden-bearers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country,
New American Standard Bible
Now Solomon had seventy thousand porters, and eighty thousand stonemasons in the mountains,
New Century Version
Solomon forced eighty thousand men to work in the hill country, cutting stone, and he had seventy thousand men to carry the stones.
Good News Translation
Solomon also had 80,000 stone cutters in the hill country, with 70,000 men to carry the stones,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor seuenti thousynde of hem, that baren burthuns, weren to Salomon, and foure score thousynde of masouns in the hil, with out the souereyns,
Young's Literal Translation
And king Solomon hath seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain,

Contextual Overview

10 So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted, 11 and Solomon provided Hiram with 100,000 bushels of wheat as food for his household and 110,000 gallons of oil from crushed olives. Solomon did this for Hiram year after year. 12 The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty. 13 Then King Solomon drafted forced laborers from all Israel; the labor force numbered 30,000 men. 14 He sent 10,000 to Lebanon each month in shifts; one month they were in Lebanon, two months they were at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor. 15 Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, 16 not including his 3,300 deputies in charge of the work. They ruled over the people doing the work. 17 The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones. 18 So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the temple's construction.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

threescore: These were all strangers, or proselytes, dwelling among the Israelites, as we learn from the paralled place in 2Chr. 1 Kings 9:20-22, 2 Chronicles 2:17, 2 Chronicles 2:18, 2 Chronicles 8:7-9, Ezra 2:58, Nehemiah 7:57, Nehemiah 7:60

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 2:2 - told out threescore 2 Chronicles 24:12 - masons

Cross-References

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens,.... Seventy thousand to carry the stones from the mountains out of which they were dug, and which were near Jerusalem, to the city; these were strangers in Israel, as were those that follow:

and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains: eighty thousand that dug the stones out of the quarries, and squared them; these, with the others, made 150,000, see 2 Chronicles 2:17; according to Jacob Leon g, the number of workmen at the temple for seven years was 163,600, and some make them more.

g Relation of Memorable Things in the Temple, ch. 3. p. 14.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That bare burdens ... - Compare the marginal references. These laborers, whose services were continuous, consisted of “strangers” - “the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites” - whom Solomon, following the example of his father 1 Chronicles 22:2, condemned to slavery, and employed in this way.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 5:15. Threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens — These were all strangers, or proselytes, dwelling among the Israelites; as we learn from the parallel place, 1 Kings 2:17-18.


 
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