1 Kings 5:13

New English Translation

¹³King Solomon conscripted^[a] work crews^[b] from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.

1 Kings 5:13 tn Heb “raised up.”
1 Kings 5:13 sn Work crews. This Hebrew word (מַס, mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

1 Kings 5:13

King James Version

¹³And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

¹³Then King Solomon raised up a labor force out of all Israel; and the labor force was thirty thousand men.

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