And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.

But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live among Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers.

When the Israelites became strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely.

And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.

Zeb'ulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Na'halol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became subject to forced labor.

Naph'tali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-she'mesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-she'mesh and of Beth-anath became subject to forced labor for them.

the Amorites persisted in dwelling in Har-heres, in Ai'jalon, and in Sha-al'bim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily upon them, and they became subject to forced labor.

Her hand to the peg will she stretch forth, And her right hand to the hammer of labor, And she struck Sisera; she smote through his head, And she crushed and pierced through his temples.

And they will remove the strange gods from the midst of them, and they will serve Jehovah: and his soul will be shortened for the labor of Israel.

Now his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, [was] pregnant and [about] to give birth. When she heard the news concerning the capture of the ark of God and that her father-in-law and her husband had died, she {went into labor} and gave birth, because her labor pains came upon her.

Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.

He also brought out the people who were there, and put them to [work with] the saws and sharp iron instruments and iron axes, and made them work at the brickkiln. And he did this to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the men returned to Jerusalem.

and secondly, for whom do I labour? is it not before his son? as I served before thy father so am I before thee.'

Adoram [was] over the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] the recorder.

Ahishar was in charge of the household (palace); and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

King Solomon levied forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered 30,000 men.

He sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand {every month}; the work groups were a month in Lebanon and two months at home; now Adoniram was over the forced labor.

Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the Millo (fortification), the wall of Jerusalem, [and the fortress cities of] Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

their children who remained after them in the land, whom the {Israelites} were not able to completely destroy, Solomon conscripted them for forced labor, until this very day.

However, Solomon did not force Israelis into conscripted labor, but they did serve as his soldiers, servants, princes, captains, chariot commanders, and cavalry.

And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph.

"Your father made our yoke heavy; now lighten the hard labor of your father and the heavy yoke which he placed on us, and we will serve you."

Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor [to represent him], and all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam quickly mounted his chariot to escape to Jerusalem.

Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

And he took the letter to the king of Israel, in which the king of Aram had said, See, I have sent my servant Naaman to you to be made well, for he is a leper.

But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war?

But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land.

brought back the people who had lived in it, and put them to conscripted labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. David did this to every Ammonite city, and then David and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

but were descendants of those who were left in the land, whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon brought them up as forced laborers to this day.

Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labor, and the Israelites stoned him and he died. And King Rehoboam hurried to mount his [royal] chariot to escape to Jerusalem.

But as for you, be strong and let not your hands be weak, for there is reward for your labor."

Then the king and Jehoiada gave it to those in charge of the labor on the Lord’s temple, who were hiring stonecutters and carpenters to renovate the Lord’s temple, also blacksmiths and coppersmiths to repair the Lord’s temple.

As a result, the workmen did their labor, and the repair work progressed steadily under their supervision, and they restored God's Temple back to what it should be, and strengthened it, too.

Then Uzziah was angry; and he had in his hand a vessel for burning perfume; and while his wrath was bitter against the priests, the mark of the leper's disease came out on his brow, before the eyes of the priests in the house of the Lord by the altar of perfumes.

And Azariah, the chief priest, and all the priests, looking at him, saw the mark of the leper on his brow, and they sent him out quickly and he himself went out straight away, for the Lord's punishment had come on him.

And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.

So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

Yet builded we the wall, and joined it whole together, unto the half height. And the people were well minded to labour.

Nevertheless, when our enemies heard that we had gotten word of it, God brought their counsel to nought, and we turned all again to the wall, every one unto his labour.

And from that time forth it came to pass, that the half part of the young men did the labour, and the other half part held spears, shields, bows, and breastplates: and the rulers stood behind all the house of Judah,

Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.

Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.

For they were all minded to make us afraid and thought, "They shall withdraw their hands from the work, that they shall not labour." Howbeit I strengthened my hand the more.

King Ahasuerus imposed forced labor on the land and islands of the sea.

Because it shut not up the doors of my belly; and shall it hide the labor of mine eyes?

According to what I saw, they ploughing iniquity and sowing labor shall reap it

For toil will not come forth from the dust, and labor will not spring up from the earth;

For man shall be born to labor as the sons of the flame will lift up to fly.

Hath not man a life of labour upon earth? and are not his days like the days of a hireling?

If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?

Is it good for Thee that Thou dost oppress? That Thou despisest the labour of Thy hands, And on the counsel of the wicked hast shone?

He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it;
he doesn’t enjoy the profits from his trading.

"Look, [like] wild donkeys in the desert they go out to their labor [as] searchers for the prey; [the] wilderness [is] {their} food for the young.

The poor are fain to labour in their oil mills, yea and to tread in their wine presses, and yet to suffer thirst.

The clouds do their labour in getting moistness, the clouds pour down the rain.

Do you know when mountain goats give birth?
Have you watched the deer in labor?

When they crouch, they bring forth their young ones; they get rid of their labor pains.

Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;

See mine affliction and my labor, and let go to all my sins.

Trembling seized them there-- pain as of a woman in labor.

And I shall think to know this, it is labor in mine eyes.

He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

Shall the throne of mischief be joined together with thee forming labor upon the law?

He waters the mountains from His palace;
the earth is satisfied by the fruit of Your labor.

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
And vegetation for the labor of man,
So that he may bring forth food from the earth,

Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

I labour for peace; but when I speak unto them thereof, they make them ready to battle.

{A Song of degrees for Solomon.} Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

It is useless to get up early and to stay up late, eating the food of exhausting labor truly he gives sleep to those he loves.

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

The head of those surrounding me, the labor of their lips shall cover them.

I remember [the] days of long ago; I meditate on all your doings. I muse on the labor of your hands.

That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

lest strangers devour your strength, and your labor benefit another man's house.

The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

The labour of the ungodly prospereth not; but he that showeth righteousness, shall receive a sure reward.

From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he is filled with good, and the reward of {a man's labor} will return to him.

The LORD abhoreth deceitful lips; but they that labour for truth please him.

The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

Where no oxen are, there the crib is empty; but where the oxen labour there is much fruit.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Whoso is slothful and slack in his labor, is the brother of him that is a waster.

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Labour for to get the truth, sell not away wisdom, nurture and understanding;

For their heart will meditate destruction, and their lips will speak labor.

Give her the reward of her labor,
and let her works praise her at the city gates.

What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this grievous labor hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised with it.

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.