KJV King James Version
And 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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1 Kings 5:14
And 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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He 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.
WEB World English Bible
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 men subject to forced labor.
ASV American Standard Version
And 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 men subject to taskwork.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he sendeth them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month, by changes, a month they are in Lebanon, two months in their own house; and Adoniram is over the tribute.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 5
11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat [for] food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
12 And 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.
14 And 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.
15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
16 Beside the chief of Solomon’s officers which [were] over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, [and] hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
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וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣םH7971 · sha.lachto send: departלְבָנ֗וֹנָהH3844 · le.va.nonLebanonעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתH6235 · e.sertenאֲלָפִ֤יםH505 · e.lephthousandבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙H2320 · cho.deshmonthחֲלִיפ֔וֹתH2487 · cha.li.phahchangeחֹ֚דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthיִהְי֣וּH1961 · ha.yahto beבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןH3844 · le.va.nonLebanonשְׁנַ֥יִםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoחֳדָשִׁ֖יםH2320 · cho.deshmonthבְּבֵית֑וֹH1004 · betplaceוַאֲדֹנִירָ֖םH141 · a.do.ni.ramAdoniramעַל־H5921 · aluponהַמַּֽס׃ סH4522 · mastaskworker
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 27:1-15Now the children of Israel after their number, [to wit], the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course [were] twenty and four thousand.1 Kings 4:6-19And Ahishar [was] over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the tribute.
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