1 Kings 5:13 bbe — Then King Solomon got together men for the forced work through all Israel, thirty thousand men in number;

Bible in Basic English

"Then King Solomon got together men for the forced work through all Israel, thirty thousand men in number;"

— 1 Kings 5:13, Bible in Basic English

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1 Kings 5 — Context

10

So Hiram gave Solomon all the cedar-wood and cypress-wood he had need of;

11

And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of grain, as food for his people, and twenty measures of clear oil; this he did every year.

12

Now the Lord had given Solomon wisdom, as he had said to him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made an agreement together.

13

Then King Solomon got together men for the forced work through all Israel, thirty thousand men in number;

14

And sent them to Lebanon in bands of ten thousand every month: for a month they were working in Lebanon and for two months in their country, and Adoniram was in control of them.

15

Then he had seventy thousand for the work of transport, and eighty thousand stone-cutters in the mountains;

16

In addition to the chiefs of the responsible men put by Solomon to oversee the work, three thousand and three hundred in authority over the workmen.

1 Kings 5:13 — Frequently Asked Questions

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What does 1 Kings 5:13 say?
1 Kings 5:13 in the Bible in Basic English reads: “Then King Solomon got together men for the forced work through all Israel, thirty thousand men in number;”
Where is 1 Kings 5:13 in the Bible?
1 Kings 5:13 is found in the Old Testament, in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 5, verse 13.
Who wrote 1 Kings?
1 Kings is traditionally attributed to Anonymous (traditionally Jeremiah). It was written c. 561–538 BC.
What is the book of 1 Kings about?
1 Kings tells of Solomon's wisdom and the building of the temple, then the painful division of the kingdom after his death. The northern kingdom plunges into idolatry under a series of wicked kings until the prophet Elijah is raised up to call Israel back to the LORD.
What are the major themes of 1 Kings?
1 Kings explores themes including Wisdom, Temple, Divided Kingdom, Idolatry, Prophecy. These themes shape the meaning and context of 1 Kings 5:13.
What translation should I read 1 Kings 5:13 in?
1 Kings 5:13 is available on GodsGoodBook in the King James Version (KJV), American Standard Version (ASV), World English Bible (WEB), NET Bible, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Bible, Douay-Rheims Bible, and the Bible in Basic English. Each translation reflects different translation philosophies — use the translation picker on this page to compare them, or browse our full translations directory.
How can I memorize 1 Kings 5:13?
1 Kings 5:13 reads (BBE): “Then King Solomon got together men for the forced work through all Israel, thirty thousand men in number;” Read it aloud, break it into short phrases, repeat each phrase three times before adding the next, then put the phrases together. Reading it in multiple translations (above) often helps the meaning settle.
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