1 Kings 5:13-18

Organization of the Temple Workforce

1 Kings 5:13-18
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King Shlomo conscripted 30,000 men from all Isra'el for forced labor.
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He sent them to the L'vanon in monthly relays of 10,000; they would stay a month in the L'vanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.
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Shlomo had 70,000 men to carry loads and another 80,000 stonecutters in the hills,
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besides Shlomo's 3,300 supervisors who were in charge of the people doing the work.
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The king gave orders; and they quarried large stones, expensive stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stone.
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Shlomo's and Hiram's builders, along with the men from G'val, worked the stones and prepared the timber and stones for building the house.
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