1 Kings 5:13

And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

And king ^{H4428} Solomon ^{H8010} raised ^{H5927} a levy ^{H4522} out of all Israel ^{H3478}; and the levy ^{H4522} was thirty ^{H7970} thousand ^{H505} men ^{H376}.

King Shlomo conscripted 30,000 men from all Isra'el for forced labor.

Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.

And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

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1 Kings 9:15

¶ And this [is] the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
1 Kings 4:6

And Ahishar [was] over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the tribute.

1 Kings 5:13

1 Kings 9:15

1 Kings 4:6