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1 Kings 5:16-18
New King James Version
1 Kings 5:16-18
New King James Version
16 besides three thousand [a]three hundred from the (A)chiefs of Solomon’s deputies, who supervised the people who labored in the work. 17 And the king commanded them to quarry large stones, costly stones, and (B)hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the [b]temple. 18 So Solomon’s builders, Hiram’s builders, and the Gebalites quarried them; and they prepared timber and stones to build the [c]temple.
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- 1 Kings 5:16 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX six hundred
- 1 Kings 5:17 Lit. house
- 1 Kings 5:18 Lit. house
New King James Version (NKJV)
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