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1 Kings 5:12-14
English Standard Version
1 Kings 5:12-14
English Standard Version
12 And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, (A)as he promised him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
13 King Solomon drafted (B)forced labor out of all Israel, and the draft numbered 30,000 men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, 10,000 a month in shifts. They would be a month in Lebanon and two months at home. (C)Adoniram was in charge of the draft.
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