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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />as well as thirty-three hundred foremen who supervised the project and directed the workers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />and 3,600 foremen to supervise the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which <i>were</i> over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />besides three thousand three hundred from the chiefs of Solomon’s deputies, who supervised the people who labored in the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who <i>were</i> in charge of the project <i>and</i> ruled over the people who were doing the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />besides Solomon&#8217s 3,300 chief deputies who were over the project and who ruled over the people who were doing the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who <i>were</i> over the project <i>and</i> who ruled over the people who were doing the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who <i>were</i> over the project <i>and</i> who ruled over the people who were doing the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who were in charge of the project and who were in charge of the people doing the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />not including his thirty-three hundred deputies in charge of the work. They supervised the people doing the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />not including his 3,300 deputies in charge of the work. They ruled over the people doing the work. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />besides Solomon's chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and over 3,000 assistants to keep track of the work and to supervise the workers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />besides Solomon's chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />and 3,300 foremen who were in charge of the workers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and he placed 3,300 foremen in charge of them to supervise their work. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Solomon also employed 3,300 officials to supervise the work and to manage the people employed in the construction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />besides 3,300 officials who supervised the workers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />besides Solomon's chief officers who were over the work, three thousand and six hundred, who bore rule over the people who labored in the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Besides the chief of Solomon's officers who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />besides Solomon’s chief officers who were over the work: three thousand three hundred who ruled over the people who labored in the work. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />apart from the three thousand and three hundred heads of the officers of Solomon who [are] over the work—those ruling over the people who are working in the business.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> apart from the heads of the officers of Solomon, who are over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who are working in the business.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Besides from the chiefs set to Solomon which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred ruling over the people doing in the work.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Besides the overseers who were over every work, in number three thousand, and three hundred that ruled over the people, and them that did the work. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />aside from the commanders who were over each work, in number three thousand and three hundred, who gave orders to the people and to those who were doing the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />in addition to three thousand three hundred overseers answerable to Solomon, who were in charge of the work and directed the people engaged in the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />besides Solomon’s three thousand three hundred supervisors who were over the work, having charge of the people who did the work.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Besides the chiefs of Solomon's officers who were set over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who were in charge of the people doing the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Apart from the Princes who stood for Solomon over the work, three thousand and three hundred were authorized over the people who were doing the work.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />besides Solomon's chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bore rule over the people that wrought in the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />besides the rulers that were appointed over the works of Solomon, <i>there were</i> three thousand six hundred masters who wrought in the works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/5-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=1916" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/5.htm">Solomon's Workmen and Laborers</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: lə·ḇaḏ (Prep:: N-msc) -- Separation, a part. ">not including</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: liš·lō·mōh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">his</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šeṯ (Number-msc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">3,300</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: ū·šə·lōš (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: miś·śā·rê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">foremen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5324.htm" title="5324: han·niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A prim root; to station, in various applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4399.htm" title="4399: ham·mə·lā·ḵāh (Art:: N-fs) -- From the same as mal'ak; properly, deputyship, i.e. Ministry; generally, employment or work; also property."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7287.htm" title="7287: hā·rō·ḏîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off. A primitive root; to tread down, i.e. Subjugate; specifically, to crumble off.">who supervised</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: bā·‘ām (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the workers.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: hā·‘ō·śîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4399.htm" title="4399: bam·mə·lā·ḵāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- From the same as mal'ak; properly, deputyship, i.e. Ministry; generally, employment or work; also property."></a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">2 Chronicles 2:2</a></span><br />So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18</a></span><br />Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/31-1.htm">Exodus 31:1-6</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. / And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/35-30.htm">Exodus 35:30-35</a></span><br />Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. / And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship, / to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">2 Chronicles 8:7-9</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. / But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, the leaders of his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-6.htm">1 Kings 4:6</a></span><br />Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-28.htm">1 Kings 4:28</a></span><br />Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-7.htm">1 Kings 6:7</a></span><br />The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13-14</a></span><br />Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre. / He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-22.htm">1 Kings 9:22-23</a></span><br />But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry. / They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11</a></span><br />Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/14-1.htm">1 Chronicles 14:1</a></span><br />Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">1 Chronicles 22:15-16</a></span><br />You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work— / in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-21.htm">1 Chronicles 28:21</a></span><br />The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that worked in the work.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-23.htm">1 Kings 9:23</a></b></br> These <i>were</i> the chief of the officers that <i>were</i> over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">2 Chronicles 2:2</a></b></br> And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/5-11.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-23.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-24.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-23.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-15.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-16.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-14.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-32.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-13.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-27.htm">Deputies</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-2.htm">Directed</a> <a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Foremen</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-2.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-23.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/joshua/24-13.htm">Labored</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-28.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/ezra/3-9.htm">Oversee</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-7.htm">Overseers</a> <a href="/exodus/25-35.htm">Project</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-7.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-7.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-24.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-15.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-7.htm">Solomon's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-13.htm">Supervised</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-11.htm">Thirty-Three</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-15.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-32.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-15.htm">Work</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-12.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/7-30.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-53.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-13.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-23.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-4.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-23.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-22.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/esther/8-9.htm">Deputies</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-12.htm">Directed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Foremen</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-1.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-23.htm">Labored</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-22.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-29.htm">Oversee</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-23.htm">Overseers</a> <a href="/ezra/7-9.htm">Project</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-3.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-5.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-19.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">Solomon's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-13.htm">Supervised</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">Thirty-Three</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-26.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">Work</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-17.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">Hiram, sending to congratulate Solomon, is desired to furnish him with timber</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/5-7.htm">Hiram, blessing God for Solomon, furnishes him with trees.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/5-13.htm">The number of Solomon's workmen and laborers</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The foremen were responsible for overseeing the laborers, ensuring that the work was done efficiently and according to the plans. This reflects the importance of leadership and management in large projects, a principle seen throughout the Bible, such as in Nehemiah's rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls (Nehemiah 3). The number 3,300 indicates a significant administrative effort, suggesting the complexity and magnitude of the temple project. This can be compared to the New Testament church, where leaders are appointed to oversee and guide the congregation (<a href="/1_timothy/3.htm">1 Timothy 3:1-13</a>).<p><b>who supervised the workers</b><br>The role of supervision was crucial in maintaining order and quality in the construction process. The workers were likely a mix of Israelites and conscripted laborers from surrounding nations, as indicated in <a href="/1_kings/5-13.htm">1 Kings 5:13-14</a>. This diverse workforce required careful management to ensure cooperation and productivity. The concept of supervision and accountability is echoed in the New Testament, where spiritual leaders are tasked with shepherding the flock (<a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17</a>). The temple itself is a type of Christ, as it was the dwelling place of God's presence, foreshadowing Jesus, who is described as the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>). The meticulous supervision of its construction underscores the sacredness and significance of the temple as a place of worship and divine encounter.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>- The king of Israel, known for his wisdom and for building the temple in Jerusalem. He organized the labor force for this monumental task.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/foremen.htm">Foremen</a></b><br>- The 3,300 supervisors appointed by Solomon to oversee the laborers working on the temple and other construction projects.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/workers.htm">Workers</a></b><br>- The labor force that was engaged in the construction of the temple, a significant project in Israel's history.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_in_jerusalem.htm">Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>- The holy temple that Solomon built, which became the central place of worship for the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/hiram,_king_of_tyre.htm">Hiram, King of Tyre</a></b><br>- Although not mentioned in this specific verse, he played a crucial role in providing materials and skilled labor for the temple's construction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_delegation.htm">The Importance of Delegation</a></b><br>Solomon's use of foremen illustrates the necessity of delegation in leadership. Effective leaders recognize their limitations and empower others to share the workload.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/organizational_structure_in_god's_work.htm">Organizational Structure in God's Work</a></b><br>The structured approach to building the temple reflects the order and organization that God values in His work. This can be applied to how we organize our ministries and personal lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_achieving_god's_purposes.htm">The Role of Leadership in Achieving God's Purposes</a></b><br>The foremen's role was crucial in ensuring the temple's construction was completed efficiently. This teaches us the importance of leadership in fulfilling God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/teamwork_in_accomplishing_great_tasks.htm">Teamwork in Accomplishing Great Tasks</a></b><br>The construction of the temple required a collaborative effort. This underscores the importance of teamwork in achieving significant goals, both in spiritual and secular contexts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_roles.htm">Faithfulness in Small Roles</a></b><br>The foremen, though not as prominent as Solomon, played a vital role. This reminds us that every role in God's work is important, and faithfulness in small tasks is valued by God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_concubines_in_the_bible.htm">Why did God permit concubines in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_overseers_did_solomon_appoint.htm">How many overseers did Solomon appoint for the work of building the temple? Three thousand six hundred (2 Chronicles 2:2) Three thousand three hundred (I Kings 5:16)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_1_kings_5_13-16's_labor_force_plausible.htm">How plausible is the vast conscripted labor force of tens of thousands in 1 Kings 5:13-16, given population estimates of the time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_chr_25_4_align_with_ot_laws.htm">In 2 Chronicles 25:4, how can Amaziah's execution of his father's assassins yet sparing their children be reconciled with other Old Testament commands on punishment and inheritance of guilt?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">The chief of Solomon's officers </span>we should certainly have supposed to have been taken from the Israelites (as clearly were the 550 named in <a href="/1_kings/9-23.htm" title="These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bore rule over the people that worked in the work.">1Kings 9:23</a>). But the passage in Chronicles (<a href="/2_chronicles/2-18.htm" title="And he set three score and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.">2Chronicles 2:18</a>)--reckoning them at 3,600--seems to imply that they were, like the overseers of Israel in the Egyptian bondage (<a href="/context/exodus/5-14.htm" title="And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Why have you not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?">Exodus 5:14-15</a>), taken from the subject races.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Beside</span> [without counting] <span class="cmt_word">the chief of Solomon's officers</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">the princes of the overseers, i.e.</span>, the princes who acted as overseers, <span class="accented">principes qui praefecti erant</span> (Vatabl.)] <span class="cmt_word">which were over the work three thousand and three hundred</span> [This large number proves that the "chiefs of the overseers" cannot be meant. Were all the 3,300 <span class="accented">superior</span> officers, there must have been quite an army of subalterns. But we read of none. In <a href="/1_kings/9-23.htm">1 Kings 9:23</a>, an additional number of 550 "princes of the overseers" (same expression) is mentioned, making a total of 3,850 superintendents, which agrees with the total stated in the Book of Chronicles. It is noteworthy, however, that the details differ from those of the Kings. In <a href="/2_chronicles/2-17.htm">2 Chronicles 2:17</a> we read of a body of 3,600 "overseers to set the people a work," whilst in <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10</a> mention is made of 250 "princes of the overseers." These differences result, no doubt, from difference of classification and arrangement (J.H. Michaelis). In Chronicles the arrangement is one of <span class="accented">race, i.e.</span>, 3,600 aliens <span class="hebrew">גּרֵים</span>; cf. <a href="/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18</a>) and 250 Israelites, whilst in Kings it is one of <span class="accented">status, i.e.</span>, 3,300 inferior and 550 superior officers. It follows consequently that all the inferior and 300 of the superior overseers were Canaanites] <span class="cmt_word">which ruled over the people</span> <span class="cmt_word">that wrought in the work.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/5-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">not including</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֠בַד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁלֹמֹה֙</span> <span class="translit">(liš·lō·mōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">3,300 {}</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">foremen</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשָּׂרֵ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(miś·śā·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who supervised</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרֹדִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rō·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7287.htm">Strong's 7287: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the workers.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּעָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/5-16.htm">1 Kings 5:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/5-16.htm">1 Kings 5:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/5-16.htm">1 Kings 5:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/5-16.htm">1 Kings 5:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/5-16.htm">1 Kings 5:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/5-16.htm">1 Kings 5:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/5-16.htm">1 Kings 5:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/5-16.htm">1 Kings 5:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/5-16.htm">1 Kings 5:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/5-16.htm">1 Kings 5:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/5-16.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 5:16 Besides Solomon's chief officers who were over (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/5-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 5:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 5:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/5-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 5:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 5:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>