5:13 King Solomon conscripted 1 work crews 2 from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.
9:15 Here are the details concerning the work crews 3 King Solomon conscripted 4 to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, 5 and the cities of 6 Hazor, 7 Megiddo, 8 and Gezer.
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 sn The work crews. This Hebrew word מַס (mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.
4 tn Heb “raised up.”
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn The words “the cities of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
7 map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.
8 map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.
9 tn Heb “their sons who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel were unable to wipe out, and Solomon raised them up for a crew of labor to this day.”