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1 Kings 5:14

5:13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. levy: Heb. tribute of men
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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He sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; for a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home; and Adoniram was over the men subject to forced labor.

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.

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.

5:15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;

What does 1 Kings 5:14 mean?

1 Kings 5:14 is a verse in the book of 1 Kings, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁלַח (shâlach), לְבָנוֹן (Lᵉbânôwn), עֶשֶׂר (ʻeser). It connects to 9 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
he
sentשָׁלַחshâlach/shaw-lakh'/H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
them
to
Lebanon,לְבָנוֹןLᵉbânôwn/leb-aw-nohn'/H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
tenעֶשֶׂרʻeser/eh'ser/H6235ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
thousandאֶלֶףʼeleph/eh'-lef/H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
a
monthחֹדֶשׁchôdesh/kho'-desh/H2320the new moon; by implication, a month
by
courses:חֲלִיפָהchălîyphâh/khal-ee-faw'/H2487alternation
a
monthחֹדֶשׁchôdesh/kho'-desh/H2320the new moon; by implication, a month
they
were
in
Lebanon,לְבָנוֹןLᵉbânôwn/leb-aw-nohn'/H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
and
twoשְׁנַיִםshᵉnayim/shen-ah'-yim/H8147two; also (as ordinal) twofold
monthsחֹדֶשׁchôdesh/kho'-desh/H2320the new moon; by implication, a month
at
home:בַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
and
AdoniramאֲדֹנִירָםʼĂdônîyrâm/ad-o-nee-rawm'/H141Adoniram, an Israelite
was
over
the
levy.מַסmaç/mas/H4522properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 16:5

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

Deuteronomy 13:6

If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

1 Samuel 16:21

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

1 Samuel 16:22

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

2 Samuel 12:3

But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. meat: Heb. morsel

2 Chronicles 29:11

My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense. be not: or, be not now deceived burn: or, offer sacrifice

Ecclesiastes 4:11

Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

Micah 7:5

Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with 1 Kings 5:14.

Genesis 31:41

Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

Exodus 18:21

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

Exodus 18:25

And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Genesis 19:10

But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

Genesis 24:22

And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; earring: or, jewel for the forehead

Genesis 24:40

And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:

Genesis 24:7

The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

Genesis 27:45

Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?

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What does 1 Kings 5:14 say?

1 Kings 5:14 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is 1 Kings 5:14 in the Old or New Testament?

1 Kings 5:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Kings.

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