1 Kings 5:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;”
1 Kings 5:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 5:15 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Kings 5:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Kings 5:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Solomon had seventy thousand who bore burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains,”
1 Kings 5:15 — World English Bible
1 Kings 5:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains; ”
1 Kings 5:15 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 5:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And king Solomon hath seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain,”
1 Kings 5:15 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 5:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand stone-masons in the mountains; ”
1 Kings 5:15 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 5:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Salomon had seuentie thousand that bare burdens, and fourescore thousand masons in the mountaine,”
1 Kings 5:15 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 5:15 in Context — 1 Kings 5
13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
14 And 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.
15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
16 Beside 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.
17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
What Does 1 Kings 5:15 Mean?
1 Kings 5:15 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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