King Solomon conscripted ¹  work crews ²  from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.

biblegateway 1Ki 5:13

Now King Solomon levied forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered 30,000 men.

Then King Solomon drafted forced laborers from all Israel; the labor force numbered 30,000 men.

King Solomon forced 30,000 men from all over Israel to work for him.

biblegateway 1Ki 5:13

King Solomon conscripted labourers from all Israel— thirty thousand men.

King Solomon drafted forced labor out of all Israel, and the draft numbered 30,000 men.

bibleoremus 1Ki 5:13

King Solomon conscripted forced labor out of all Israel; the levy numbered thirty thousand men.

King Solomon raised a forced levy from the whole of Israel amounting to thirty thousand men.

biblegateway 1Ki 5:13

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

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

biblegateway 1Ki 5:13

King Solomon conscripted ¹  work crews ²  from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.

¹ tn Heb “raised up.”

² sn Work crews. This Hebrew word (מַס, mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.