1 Kings 5:12-16
New American Standard Bible
13Now King Solomon conscripted forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered thirty thousand men.
14Then he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month in shifts; they were in Lebanon for a month, and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced laborers.
15Now Solomon had seventy thousand porters, and eighty thousand stonemasons in the mountains,
16besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who were in charge of the project and ruled over the people who were doing the work.
King James Version
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.
Christian Standard Bible
13Then King Solomon drafted forced laborers from all Israel; the labor force numbered thirty thousand men.
14He sent ten thousand to Lebanon each month in shifts; one month they were in Lebanon, two months they were at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.
15Solomon had seventy thousand porters and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountains,
16not including his thirty-three hundred deputies in charge of the work. They supervised the people doing the work.
New Living Translation
13Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.
14He sent them to Lebanon in shifts, 10,000 every month, so that each man would be one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of this labor force.
15Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers, 80,000 quarry workers in the hill country,
16and 3,600 foremen to supervise the work.
English Standard Version
13King Solomon drafted forced labor out of all Israel, and the draft numbered 30,000 men.
14And he sent them to Lebanon, 10,000 a month in shifts. They would be a month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the draft.
15Solomon also had 70,000 burden-bearers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country,
16besides Solomon 's 3,300 chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work.
New International Version
13King Solomon conscripted laborers from all Israel—thirty thousand men.
14He sent them off to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousand a month, so that they spent one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.
15Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hills,
16as well as thirty-three hundred foremen who supervised the project and directed the workers.
New King James Version
13Then King Solomon raised up a labor force out of all Israel; and the labor force was thirty thousand men.
14And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month in shifts: they were one month in Lebanon and two months at home; Adoniram was in charge of the labor force.
15Solomon had seventy thousand who carried burdens, and eighty thousand who quarried stone in the mountains,
16besides three thousand three hundred from the chiefs of Solomon’s deputies, who supervised the people who labored in the work.
