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1 Kings 5:16
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KJ21
besides the chief of Solomon’s officers who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who ruled over the people who wrought in the work.
ASV
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.
AMP
besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who were in charge of the project and who were in charge of the people doing the work.
AMPC
Besides Solomon’s 3,300 overseers in charge of the people doing the work.
BRG
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.
CSB
not including his thirty-three hundred deputies in charge of the work. They supervised the people doing the work.
CSBA
not including his three thousand three hundred foremen in charge of the work. They supervised the people doing the work.
CEB
This doesn’t include Solomon’s 3,300 supervisors in charge of the work, who had oversight over the laborers.
CJB
Shlomo returned this message to Hiram:
CEV
and over 3,000 assistants to keep track of the work and to supervise the workers.
DARBY
besides the overseers whom Solomon had set over the work, three thousand three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
DRA
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.
ERV
There were 3300 men to supervise the workers.
EASY
He also had 3,300 officers who told the workers what they should do.
EHV
not counting the officials who were overseeing the work for Solomon. There were thirty-three hundred men supervising the people who were doing the work.
ESV
besides Solomon's 3,300 chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work.
ESVUK
besides Solomon's 3,300 chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work.
EXB
There were also thirty-three hundred ·men who directed the workers [foremen; overseers].
GNV
Besides the princes, whom Solomon appointed over the work, even three thousand and three hundred, which ruled the people that wrought in the work.
GW
and 3,300 foremen who were in charge of the workers.
GNT
and he placed 3,300 foremen in charge of them to supervise their work.
HCSB
not including his 3,300 deputies in charge of the work. They ruled over the people doing the work.
ICB
There were also 3,300 men who directed the workers.
ISV
Solomon also employed 3,300 officials to supervise the work and to manage the people employed in the construction.
JUB
besides Solomon’s chief officers who were over the work, there were three thousand three hundred who ruled over the people that did the work.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who were over the project and who ruled over the people who were doing the work.
LEB
Besides the chiefs of the officers Solomon had, there were three thousand three hundred having charge over the people who were doing the work.
TLB
and thirty-three hundred foremen.
MSG
King Solomon raised a workforce of thirty thousand men from all over Israel. He sent them in shifts of ten thousand each month to the Lebanon forest; they would work a month in Lebanon and then be at home two months. Adoniram was in charge of the work crew. Solomon also had seventy thousand unskilled workers and another eighty thousand stonecutters up in the hills—plus thirty-three hundred foremen managing the project and supervising the work crews. Following the king’s orders, they quarried huge blocks of the best stone—dressed stone for the foundation of The Temple. Solomon and Hiram’s construction workers, assisted by the men of Gebal, cut and prepared the timber and stone for building The Temple.
MEV
not counting the chief of Solomon’s officers who were over the work, three thousand three hundred, who ruled over the people who did the work.
NOG
and 3,300 foremen who were in charge of the workers.
NABRE
Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:
NASB
besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who were in charge of the project and ruled over the people who were doing the work.
NASB1995
besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who were over the project and who ruled over the people who were doing the work.
NCB
In addition, Solomon had three thousand and three hundred supervisors in charge of the work. They directed the people who did the work.
NCV
There were also thirty-three hundred men who directed the workers.
NET
besides 3,300 officials who supervised the workers.
NIRV
He had 3,300 men in charge of the project. They also directed the workers.
NIV
as well as thirty-three hundred foremen who supervised the project and directed the workers.
NIVUK
as well as thirty-three hundred foremen who supervised the project and directed the workers.
NKJV
besides three thousand three hundred from the chiefs of Solomon’s deputies, who supervised the people who labored in the work.
NLV
And he had 3,300 men who were leaders of the work, and who ruled over the people doing the work.
NLT
and 3,600 foremen to supervise the work.
NRSVA
besides Solomon’s three thousand three hundred supervisors who were over the work, having charge of the people who did the work.
NRSVACE
besides Solomon’s three thousand three hundred supervisors who were over the work, having charge of the people who did the work.
NRSVCE
besides Solomon’s three thousand three hundred supervisors who were over the work, having charge of the people who did the work.
NRSVUE
besides Solomon’s three thousand three hundred supervisors who were over the work, having charge of the people who did the work.
OJB
And Sh’lomo sent to Chiram, saying,
RGT
(besides the princes whom Solomon appointed over the work, three thousand three hundred, who ruled the people who fashioned the work).
RSV
besides Solomon’s three thousand three hundred chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work.
RSVCE
besides Solomon’s three thousand three hundred chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work.
TLV
So Solomon sent word to Hiram saying:
VOICE
These numbers do not include Solomon’s 3,300 agents who were head administrators over the project and the workers.
WEB
besides Solomon’s chief officers who were over the work: three thousand three hundred who ruled over the people who labored in the work.
WYC
without the sovereigns, that were masters of all the works, by the number of three thousand and three hundred, commanding to the people, and to them that made work. (besides the sovereigns, or the foremen, who were masters over all the work, three thousand and three hundred in number, commanding the people who did the work.)
YLT
apart from the heads of the officers of Solomon, who [are] over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who are working in the business.
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