1 Kings 5:16
Context5:16 besides 3,300 1 officials who supervised the workers. 2
1 Kings 9:23
Context9:23 These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers. 3
1 Kings 4:24
Context4:24 His royal court was so large because 4 he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah 5 to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors. 6


[5:16] 1 tc Some Greek
[5:16] 2 tn Heb “besides thirty-three hundred from the officials of Solomon’s governors who were over the work, the ones ruling over the people, the ones doing the work.”
[9:23] 3 tn Heb “these [were] the officials of the governors who were over the work belonging to Solomon, five hundred fifty, the ones ruling over the people, the ones doing the work.”
[4:24] 5 tn Heb “because.” The words “his royal court was so large” are added to facilitate the logical connection with the preceding verse.
[4:24] 6 sn Tiphsah. This was located on the Euphrates River.
[4:24] 7 tn Heb “for he was ruling over all [the region] beyond the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kingdoms beyond the River, and he had peace on every side all around.”