1 Kings 5:13

New Living Translation

Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.

Cross References

1 Kings 4:6

Ahishar was manager of the palace property. Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.

1 Kings 9:15

This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon conscripted to build the Lord’s Temple, the royal palace, the supporting terraces, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

2 Chronicles 10:4

“Your father was a hard master,” they said. “Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects.”

2 Chronicles 8:8

These were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not destroyed. So Solomon conscripted them for his labor force, and they serve as forced laborers to this day.