1 Kings 9:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

These were the chiefs of the overseers of Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, in authority over the people who did the work.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 5:16 : 16 In addition to the chiefs of the responsible men put by Solomon to oversee the work, three thousand and three hundred in authority over the workmen.
  • 2 Chr 8:10 : 10 Now these were the chief men in authority whom King Solomon had: two hundred and fifty of them, in authority over the people.
  • 2 Chr 2:18 : 18 Seventy thousand he put to the work of transport, eighty thousand to cutting stone in the mountains, and three thousand, six hundred as overseers to put the people to work.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 5:13-18
    6 verses
    84%

    13 Then King Solomon got together men for the forced work through all Israel, thirty thousand men in number;

    14 And sent them to Lebanon in bands of ten thousand every month: for a month they were working in Lebanon and for two months in their country, and Adoniram was in control of them.

    15 Then he had seventy thousand for the work of transport, and eighty thousand stone-cutters in the mountains;

    16 In addition to the chiefs of the responsible men put by Solomon to oversee the work, three thousand and three hundred in authority over the workmen.

    17 By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone.

    18 Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did the work of cutting them, and put edges on them, and got the wood and the stone ready for the building of the house.

  • 2 Chr 8:9-10
    2 verses
    84%

    9 But Solomon did not make use of the children of Israel as servants for his work; they were men of war, his chiefs and his captains, and captains of his war-carriages and his horsemen.

    10 Now these were the chief men in authority whom King Solomon had: two hundred and fifty of them, in authority over the people.

  • 2 Chr 2:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    17 Then Solomon took the number of all the men from strange lands who were living in Israel, as his father David had done; there were a hundred and fifty-three thousand, six hundred.

    18 Seventy thousand he put to the work of transport, eighty thousand to cutting stone in the mountains, and three thousand, six hundred as overseers to put the people to work.

  • 1 Kgs 9:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21 Their children who were still in the land, and whom the children of Israel had not been able to put to complete destruction, them did Solomon put to forced work, to this day.

    22 But Solomon did not put the children of Israel to forced work; they were the men of war, his servants, his captains, and his chiefs, captains of his war-carriages and of his horsemen.

  • 2 Chr 2:2
    75%

    2 And Solomon had seventy thousand men numbered for transport, and eighty thousand for cutting stone in the mountains, and three thousand, six hundred as overseers.

  • 1 Chr 23:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to be overseers of the work of the house of the Lord, and six thousand were judges and men of authority;

    5 Four thousand were door-keepers; and four thousand gave praise to the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, for giving praise.

  • 1 Kgs 4:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram, the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work.

    7 And Solomon put twelve overseers over all Israel, to be responsible for the stores needed for the king and those of his house; every man was responsible for one month in the year.

  • 1 Chr 9:9
    70%

    9 And their brothers, in the list of their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of families, listed by the names of their fathers.

  • 2 Chr 1:2
    69%

    2 And Solomon sent word to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every chief in all Israel, heads of their families.

  • 1 Chr 29:6
    68%

    6 Then the heads of families and the chiefs of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the controllers of the king's business, freely gave themselves;

  • Num 1:46
    68%

    46 Were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.

  • Ezra 2:58
    68%

    58 All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred and ninety-two.

  • Neh 7:60
    68%

    60 All the Nethinim and the children of Solomon's servants were three hundred and ninety-two.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    67%

    15 Now, this was the way of Solomon's system of forced work for the building of the Lord's house and of the king's house, and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Megiddo and Gezer. ...

  • Exod 18:21
    67%

    21 But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;

  • 1 Chr 28:21
    67%

    21 And see, there are the divisions of the priests and Levites for all the work of the house of God; and every trained and expert workman will be ready to do for you whatever is needed; and the captains and the people will be under your orders in everything.

  • 2 Chr 9:25
    67%

    25 Solomon had four thousand buildings for his horses and his war-carriages, and twelve thousand horsemen whom he kept, some in the carriage-towns and some with the king in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 22:15
    67%

    15 And you have a great number of workmen, cutters and workers of stone and wood, and experts in every sort of work,

  • Num 2:23
    67%

    23 The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.

  • 1 Chr 25:1
    67%

    1 Further, David and the chiefs of the servants of the holy place made selection of certain of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun for the work of prophets, to make melody with corded instruments and brass; and the number of the men for the work they had to do was:

  • Deut 1:15
    67%

    15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men and respected, and made them rulers over you, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds and captains of fifties and captains of tens, and overseers of your tribes.

  • Neh 11:3
    67%

    3 Now these are the chiefs of the divisions of the country who were living in Jerusalem: but in the towns of Judah everyone was living on his heritage in the towns, that is, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.

  • 2 Sam 24:9
    67%

    9 And Joab gave the king the number of all the people: there were in Israel eight hundred thousand fighting men able to take up arms; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand.

  • 1 Sam 8:12
    67%

    12 And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and cutting his grain and making his instruments of war and building his war-carriages.

  • 2 Sam 20:23
    67%

    23 Now Joab was over all the army; and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was at the head of the Cherethites and the Pelethites;

  • 1 Chr 27:1
    66%

    1 Now the number of the children of Israel, that is, the heads of families, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the men in authority who were servants of the king in anything to do with the divisions which came in and went out month by month through all the months of the year, in every division were twenty-four thousand.

  • 2 Chr 26:12-13
    2 verses
    66%

    12 The heads of families, the strong men of war, were two thousand, six hundred.

    13 And under their orders was a trained army of three hundred and seven thousand, five hundred, of great strength in war, helping the king against any who came against him.

  • 2 Chr 34:13
    66%

    13 Had authority over the transport workers, giving directions to all who were doing any sort of work; and among the Levites there were scribes and overseers and door-keepers.

  • 2 Sam 18:1
    66%

    1 And David had the people who were with him numbered, and he put over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.

  • Isa 3:3
    66%

    3 The captain of fifty, and the man of high position, and the wise guide, and the wonder-worker, and he who makes use of secret powers.

  • 1 Kgs 20:15
    66%

    15 Then he got together the servants of all the chiefs who were over the divisions of the land, two hundred and thirty-two of them; and after them, he got together all the people, all the children of Israel, seven thousand.

  • 1 Chr 12:23
    66%

    23 These are the numbers of the chiefs of the armed men, ready for war, who came to David at Hebron, to give the kingdom of Saul into his hands, as the Lord had said.

  • 1 Chr 9:13
    66%

    13 And their brothers, heads of their families, a thousand and seven hundred and sixty: able men, doing the work of the house of God.

  • 1 Chr 29:24
    66%

    24 And all the chiefs and the men of war and all the sons of King David put themselves under the authority of Solomon the king.

  • 1 Chr 23:24
    66%

    24 These were the sons of Levi, grouped by families, the heads of the families of those who were numbered by name, by heads, all those of twenty years old and over who did the work of the house of the Lord.

  • 1 Kgs 4:27
    66%

    27 And those overseers, every man in his month, saw that food was produced for Solomon and all his guests, they took care that nothing was overlooked.

  • 1 Kgs 9:27
    66%

    27 Hiram sent his servants, who were experienced seamen, in the sea-force with Solomon's men.

  • 2 Chr 31:13
    65%

    13 And Jehiel and Azaziah and Nahath and Asahel and Jerimoth and Jozabad and Eliel and Ismachiah and Mahath and Benaiah were overseers, under the directions of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the order of Hezekiah the king and Azariah, the ruler of the house of God.