1 Kings 5:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 5:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 5:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 5:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“besides Solomon’s chief officers who were over the work: three thousand three hundred who ruled over the people who labored in the work.”
1 Kings 5:16 — World English Bible
1 Kings 5:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“besides Solomon’s chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work. ”
1 Kings 5:16 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 5:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“apart from the heads of the officers of Solomon, who <FI>are<Fi> over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who are working in the business.”
1 Kings 5:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 5:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“besides the overseers whom Solomon had set over the work, three thousand three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work. ”
1 Kings 5:16 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 5:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Besides the princes, whome Salomon appoynted ouer the worke, euen three thousande and three hundreth, which ruled the people that wrought in the worke.”
1 Kings 5:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 5:16 in Context — 1 Kings 5
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.
18 And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
What Does 1 Kings 5:16 Mean?
1 Kings 5:16 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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