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1 Kings 5:13

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¶ And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
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  1. 1 Kings 9:15Rank 1 from verse 13
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    15¶ And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

  2. 1 Kings 4:6Rank 2 from verse 13
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    6And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

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1 Kings 5:13

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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raised

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of raise. Sense 1: To rouse; to stir up. Sense 2: To lift or set upright. Sense 3: To exalt. Sense 4: To build or produce. Sense 5: To call forth. Sense 6: To restore to life.

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levy

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1. To raise or collect tribute or service by authority. 2. A body of persons raised for service. 3. An imposed collection or assessment of tribute or labour.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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thirty

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The number equal to three tens, following twenty-nine and preceding thirty-one.

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12And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.

13¶ And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

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14And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.

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