12 And (A)the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, just as He [a]promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a covenant.

Conscription of Laborers

13 Now (B)King Solomon [b]conscripted forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered thirty thousand men. 14 Then he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month in shifts; they were in Lebanon for a month, and two months at home. And (C)Adoniram was in charge of the forced laborers.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 5:12 Lit spoke to
  2. 1 Kings 5:13 Lit raised up

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