1 Kings 5:16 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Kings 5:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 5:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Kings 5:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Kings 5:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“besides Solomon’s chief officers who were over the work: three thousand three hundred who ruled over the people who labored in the work.”
1 Kings 5:16 — World English Bible
1 Kings 5:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
1 Kings 5:16 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 5:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“apart from the heads of the officers of Solomon, who <FI>are<Fi> over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who are working in the business.”
1 Kings 5:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 5:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“besides the overseers whom Solomon had set over the work, three thousand three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.”
1 Kings 5:16 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 5:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Besides the princes, whome Salomon appoynted ouer the worke, euen three thousande and three hundreth, which ruled the people that wrought in the worke.”
1 Kings 5:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 5:16 in Context — 1 Kings 5
14 Il les envoya au Liban, dix mille par mois alternativement; ils étaient un mois au Liban, et deux mois chez eux. Adoniram était préposé sur les hommes de corvée.
15 Salomon avait encore soixante-dix mille hommes qui portaient les fardeaux et quatre-vingt mille qui taillaient les pierres dans la montagne,
16 sans compter les chefs, au nombre de trois mille trois cents, préposés par Salomon sur les travaux et chargés de surveiller les ouvriers.
17 Le roi ordonna d’extraire de grandes et magnifiques pierres de taille pour les fondements de la maison.
18 Les ouvriers de Salomon, ceux de Hiram, et les Guibliens, les taillèrent, et ils préparèrent les bois et les pierres pour bâtir la maison.
What Does 1 Kings 5:16 Mean?
1 Kings 5:16 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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