1 Kings 5:13

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He spoke about trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals, birds, creeping things, and fish.

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  • 1 Kgs 9:15 : 15 This is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
  • 1 Kgs 4:6 : 6 Ahishar was in charge of the palace; Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of forced labor.

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  • 1 Kgs 5:14-18
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    81%

    14People came from all the nations to hear Solomon's wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

    15King Hiram of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that Solomon had been anointed king in place of his father, David, and Hiram had always been a friend of David.

    16Then Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:

    17You know that my father, David, could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars waged against him from all directions until the LORD put his enemies under the soles of his feet.

    18But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

  • 2 Chr 2:16-17
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    16Then Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, as his father David had counted them, and they were found to be 153,600.

    17He assigned seventy thousand of them as burden-bearers, eighty thousand as stonecutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred as supervisors to oversee the work.

  • 2 Chr 2:1-2
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    1Solomon assigned seventy thousand men to carry burdens, eighty thousand men to cut stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred supervisors to oversee them.

    2Solomon sent word to Hiram, the king of Tyre, saying, "Just as you dealt with my father David, and sent him cedar timber to build a house to live in,"

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    77%

    15This is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 1 Kgs 9:21-23
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    75%

    21their descendants who remained in the land, because the Israelites were not able to destroy them completely—Solomon conscripted them for forced labor, as they are to this day.

    22But Solomon did not make slaves of the Israelites; they were his soldiers, servants, officials, commanders, captains, and commanders of his chariots and cavalry.

    23These were the chief officials over Solomon's work: 550 who supervised the people doing the labor.

  • 2 Chr 8:8-10
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    74%

    8their descendants who remained in the land because the Israelites had not completely destroyed them—Solomon conscripted these people for forced labor, as they remain to this day.

    9But Solomon did not make any of the Israelites slaves for his work; instead, they served as soldiers, commanders of his officers, commanders of his chariots, and his cavalry.

    10These were the chief officers over King Solomon’s projects: 250 officials who supervised the people.

  • 2 Chr 1:2
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    2Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders and heads of fathers’ households throughout Israel.

  • 2 Chr 1:13-14
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    13Then Solomon returned from the high place at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem, and he reigned over Israel.

    14Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also kept with him in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 6:1
    72%

    1David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in number.

  • 1 Kgs 5:2
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    2Solomon's daily provisions were thirty measures of the finest flour and sixty measures of regular flour.

  • 1 Kgs 7:13
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    13King Solomon sent for Hiram from Tyre.

  • 1 Kgs 5:11-12
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    11He was wiser than any other man, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. His fame spread to all the surrounding nations.

    12He spoke three thousand proverbs and composed one thousand five songs.

  • 1 Kgs 10:26
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    26Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 8:5
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    5King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel who had gathered before him were with him in front of the Ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be counted or numbered.

  • 1 Chr 23:2-3
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    2He gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

    3The Levites, thirty years old and older, were counted by their heads, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.

  • 1 Chr 29:25
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    25The LORD greatly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and gave him royal majesty greater than that of any king before him in Israel.

  • Num 31:28
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    28'Set apart a tribute for the LORD from the men of war who went out to battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.'

  • 2 Chr 7:5
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    5King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated the temple of God.

  • 1 Kgs 9:27
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    27Hiram sent his servants, experienced sailors, who knew the sea, to work with Solomon's servants on the fleet.

  • 2 Chr 5:2-3
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    2Then Solomon gathered the elders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the chiefs of the ancestral families of the Israelites in Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion.

    3All the men of Israel came together before the king at the festival in the seventh month.

  • 1 Kgs 4:7
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    7Solomon had twelve officials over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and his household, each one responsible for providing throughout one month of the year.

  • 1 Kgs 20:15
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    15So Ahab mustered the young men of the provincial leaders, and there were two hundred thirty-two of them. After them, he assembled all the people of Israel—seven thousand in total.

  • 2 Chr 5:6
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    6King Solomon and the whole assembly of Israel who had gathered around him before the Ark were sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be counted or numbered.

  • 1 Chr 22:17
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    17Then David commanded all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 4:1
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    1King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

  • 2 Chr 25:6
    69%

    6He also hired one hundred thousand valiant warriors from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

  • 2 Chr 9:30
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    30Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.

  • 1 Chr 29:23
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    23So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all of Israel obeyed him.

  • 2 Chr 11:1
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    1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered the house of Judah and Benjamin—one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors—to go to war against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

  • 2 Chr 9:25
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    25Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
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    21When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—a total of 180,000 able young men to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam son of Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 5:7
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    7These officers provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table, each during his assigned month, without fail.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
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    5Joab presented the results of the census to David: There were in Israel 1,100,000 warriors who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword.

  • 2 Kgs 3:6
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    6So King Jehoram left Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel.