16Besides 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.


In Context

13 And king Solomon chose workmen cut of all Israel, and the levy was of thirty thousand men.

14 And he sent them to Libanus, ten thousand every month by turns, so that two months they were at home: and Adoniram was over this levy.

15 And Solomon had seventy thousand to carry burdens, and eighty thousand to hew stones in the mountain:

16 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.

17 And the king commanded, that they should bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the temple, and should square them:

18 And the masons of Solomon, and the masons of Hiram hewed them: and the Giblians prepared timber and stones to build the house.

1 Kings 5:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:16as well as thirty-three hundred foremen who supervised the project and directed the workmen.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:16besides 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16besides the overseers whom Solomon had set over the work, three thousand three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:16besides Solomon's chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16Besides the chief of Solomon's officers who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16besides Solomon's chief officers who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bore rule over the people who labored in the work.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16apart 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:16Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that worked in the work.