1 Kings 4:30

4:30 Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt. ¹ 

1 Kings 5:13

5:13 King Solomon conscripted ²  work crews ³  from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.

1 Kings 12:13

12:13 The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men

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¹ tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.”

² tn Heb “raised up.”

³ sn Work crews. This Hebrew word (מַס, mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.