1 Kings 5:16

In 11 translations

BSB

not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts 3,600; see 2 Chronicles 2:18.

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.

WEB

besides Solomon’s chief officers who were over the work: three thousand three hundred who ruled over the people who labored in the work.

ASV

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.

LSV

apart from the three thousand and three hundred heads of the officers of Solomon who [are] over the work—those ruling over the people who are working in the business.

YLT

apart from the heads of the officers of Solomon, who [are] over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who are working in the business.

DBY

besides the overseers whom Solomon had set over the work, three thousand three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.

DRC

Besides the overseers who were over every work, in number three thousand, and three hundred that ruled over the people, and them that did the work.

GNV

Besides the princes, whome Salomon appoynted ouer the worke, euen three thousande and three hundreth, which ruled the people that wrought in the worke.

JPS5:30

besides Solomon's chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bore rule over the people that wrought in the work.

LXXE5:30

besides the rulers that were appointed over the works of Solomon, there were three thousand six hundred masters who wrought in the works. And they prepared the stones and the timber during three years.Heb. 300. Alex. 500.Heb. and Alex. overseers of the people.

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Original-language editions

WLC5:30

לְ֠בַד מִשָּׂרֵ֨י הַנִּצָּבִ֤ים לִשְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּשְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת הָרֹדִ֣ים בָּעָ֔ם הָעֹשִׂ֖ים בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃KJV:1Kgs.5.16

LXX-Br5:30

χωρὶς τῶν ἀρχόντων τῶν καθεσταμένων ἐπὶ τῶν ἔργων τῷ Σαλωμὼν, τρεῖς χιλιάδες καὶ ἑξακόσιοι ἐπιστάται οἱ ποιοῦντες τὰ ἔργα. Καὶ ἡτοίμασαν τοὺς λίθους καὶ τὰ ξύλα τρία ἔτη.

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• 1 Kings 9:23They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.
• 2 Chronicles 2:2So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.

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