NET Bible
"besides 3,300 officials who supervised the workers."
— 1 Kings 5:16, NET Bible
“Beside 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.”
“besides 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. ”
“besides 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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Beside 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.”
King Solomon conscripted work crews from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.
He sent them to Lebanon in shifts of 10,000 men per month. They worked in Lebanon for one month, and then spent two months at home. Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews.
Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hills,
besides 3,300 officials who supervised the workers.
By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple’s foundation with chiseled stone.
Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, along with men from Byblos, did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple.