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1 Kings 5:14

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 5:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
1 Kings 5:14 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11And 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.
12And Jehovah gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
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 men subject to taskwork.
15And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains;
16besides Solomon`s chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
17And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses, etc.] In their turns; these are the servants of his he proposed to be with Hiram’s servants, assisting in cutting down the trees, and squaring the timber in Lebanon, (<110506>1 Kings 5:6); a month they were in Lebanon, [and] two months at home; that they might not be overworked; for they wrought but four months in the year in the hard service in Lebanon, the rest of their time was spent in managing their domestic affairs; these were Israelites: and Adoniram [was] over the levy: the same that was over the tribute or the collectors of the tax, (<110406>1 Kings 4:6); and, according to the Targum, these were such persons.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“a month: Kg1 4:7-19; Ch1 27:1-15 Adoniram: Kg1 4:6 3 Kings (1 Kings) 5:15”
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