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.


In Context

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

14 And 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.

15 And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand hewers in the mountains;

16 Besides 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.

17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

18 And Solomon's builders, and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stone-squarers: so they 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:16Besides 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.

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 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.