1 Kings 5:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 5:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 5:15 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 5:15 — KJV
“And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;”
— 1 Kings 5:15 (KJV)
1 Kings 5:15 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 5:15
“And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:15: solomon, threescore, ten
“And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:15: threescore, ten, thousand
“And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:15: threescore, ten, thousand
“And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:15: threescore, ten, thousand
“And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:15: ten, thousand, hewers
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