King James Version
1 Kings 5:15 in the King James Version says “And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;”
1 Kings 5:15 · KJV
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. levy: Heb. tribute of men
And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
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.
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“thousand”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
“that bare”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“thousand”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
“hewers”
H2672to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
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