1 Kings 5:16-18
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 5
16besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who were in charge of the project and ruled over the people who were doing the work. 17Then the king issued orders, and they quarried large stones, valuable stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones. 18So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites cut the stones, and they prepared the timbers and the stones to build the house.King James Version
Chapter 5
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. 18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 5
16not including his thirty-three hundred deputies in charge of the work. They supervised the people doing the work. 17The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones. 18So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the temple’s construction.New Living Translation
English Standard Version
Chapter 5
16besides Solomon 's 3,300 chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work. 17At the king 's command they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones. 18So Solomon 's builders and Hiram 's builders and the men of Gebal did the cutting and prepared the timber and the stone to build the house.New International Version
Chapter 5
16as well as thirty-three hundred foremen who supervised the project and directed the workers. 17At the king’s command they removed from the quarry large blocks of high-grade stone to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple. 18The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram and workers from Byblos cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.New King James Version
