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1 Kings 5:13

5:12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. levy: Heb. tribute of men

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

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

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

5:14 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.

What does 1 Kings 5:13 mean?

1 Kings 5:13 is a verse in the book of 1 Kings, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מֶלֶךְ (melek), שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh), עָלָה (ʻâlâh). It connects to 9 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
SolomonשְׁלֹמֹהShᵉlômôh/shel-o-mo'/H8010Shelomah, David's successor
raisedעָלָהʻâlâh/aw-law'/H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
a
levyמַסmaç/mas/H4522properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor
out
of
all
Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
and
the
levyמַסmaç/mas/H4522properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor
was
thirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁיםshᵉlôwshîym/shel-o-sheem'/H7970thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
thousandאֶלֶףʼeleph/eh'-lef/H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
men.אִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
levy:
Heb.
tribute
of
men

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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 18:11

Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Genesis 24:1

And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. well: Heb. gone into days

Joshua 23:1

And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. stricken: Heb. come into days

Joshua 23:2

And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:

2 Samuel 5:4

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

1 Chronicles 23:1

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:27

And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 29:28

And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

Luke 1:7

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

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Genesis 24:16

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. very: Heb. good of countenance

Genesis 36:31

And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

Genesis 41:46

And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 46:29

And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

Numbers 1:35

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

Numbers 1:37

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

Numbers 2:21

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

Numbers 2:23

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

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What does 1 Kings 5:13 say?

1 Kings 5:13 (King James Version) reads: "And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. levy: Heb. tribute of men"

Is 1 Kings 5:13 in the Old or New Testament?

1 Kings 5:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Kings.

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