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1 Kings 5:15 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 5 · verse 15
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;1 Kings 5:15 · King James Version
1 Kings 5:15 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fourscoreshᵉmônîymeighty, also eightiethH8084 →
- mountainshara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
- thousandʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- burdensçabbâla porterH5449 →
- hewerschâtsabto cut or carveH2672 →
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Here is, I. The performance of the agreement between Solomon and Hiram. Each of the parties made good his engagement. 1. Hiram delivered Solomon the timber, according to his bargain, Kg1 5:10. The trees were Solomon's, but perhaps - Materiam superabat opus - The workmanship was of more value than the article.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-18