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.
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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Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Genesis 24:1And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. well: Heb. gone into days
Joshua 23:1And 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 23:2And 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 5:4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
1 Chronicles 23:1So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
1 Chronicles 29:27And 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 29:28And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
Luke 1:7And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
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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 36:31And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
Genesis 41:46And 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 46:29And 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 1:35Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
Numbers 1:37Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Numbers 2:21And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
Numbers 2:23And 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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