1 Kings 5:15

Solomon’s Labor Force

14He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.15Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, 16not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.

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Berean Standard Bible
Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,
American Standard Version (1901)
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains;
Bible in Basic English
Then he had seventy thousand for the work of transport, and eighty thousand stone-cutters in the mountains;
Free Bible Version
Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country,
Geneva Bible 1599
And Salomon had seuentie thousand that bare burdens, and fourescore thousand masons in the mountaine,
King James (Authorized) Version
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
Translation for Translators
Solomon also forced 80,000 men to cut stones in the hilly area and 70,000 men to haul the stones to Jerusalem.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Solomon had seventy thousand who carried burdens and eighty thousand who were stonecutters in the mountains,
Noah Webster Bible
And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand hewers in the mountains;
World English Bible
Solomon had seventy thousand who bore burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains,
Young's Literal Translation
And king Solomon hath seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain,