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1 Kings 5:14

What does 1 Kings 5:14 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 5:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And sent them to Lebanon in bands of ten thousand every month: for a month they were working in Lebanon and for two months in their country, and Adoniram was in control of them.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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 <FI>is<Fi> over the tribute.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he sent them to Libanus, ten thousand every month, by turns, so that two months they were at home: and Adoniram was over this levy.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

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

v.14This passage

v.15And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Chronicles 27:1

    Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the heads of fathers’housesand the captains of thousands and of 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

    and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to taskwork.

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