Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 5:13
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And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.Amplified® Bible
King Solomon raised a levy [of forced labor] out of all Israel; and the levy was 30,000 men.Contemporary English Version
Solomon ordered thirty thousand people from all over Israel to cut logs for the temple,Darby English Version
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.Good News Bible
King Solomon drafted 30,000 men as forced labor from all over Israel,King James Version
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.New American Standard Bible
Now King Solomon levied forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered 30,000 men.New International Version
King Solomon conscripted laborers from all Israel—thirty thousand men.New King James Version
Then King Solomon raised up a labor force out of all Israel; and the labor force was thirty thousand men.N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now King Solomon levied forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered 30,000 men.Revised Standard Version
King Solomon raised a levy of forced labor out of all Israel; and the levy numbered thirty thousand men.Young's Literal Translation
And king Solomon lifteth up a tribute out of all Israel, and the tribute is thirty thousand men,
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