And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains;
Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,
And king Solomon hath seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain,
And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand stone-masons in the mountains;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile