1 Kings 5:13

5:13 King Solomon conscripted ¹  work crews ²  from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.

1 Kings 15:6

15:6 Rehoboam ³  and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other throughout Abijah’s ⁴  lifetime.

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¹ tn Heb “raised up.”

² sn Work crews. This Hebrew word (מַס, mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

³ tc Most Hebrew mss read “Rehoboam”; a few Hebrew mss and the Syriac read “Abijam” (a variant of Abijah).

⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Abijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.