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1 Kings 5:14-18 Young's Literal Translation Of The Holy Bible (YLT98)

14. and he sendeth them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month, by changes, a month they are in Lebanon, two months in their own house; and Adoniram [is] over the tribute.

15. And king Solomon hath seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain,

16. 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.

17. And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;

18. and the builders of Solomon, and the builders of Hiram, and the Giblites hew, and prepare the wood and the stones to build the house.

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