1 Kings 5:14
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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.

a month

1 Kings 4:7-19 And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and for his house hold: for every one provided necessaries, each man his month in the year. . . .

1 Chronicles 27:1-15 Now the children of Israel according to their number, the heads of families, captains of thousands and of hundreds, and officers, that served the king according to their companies, who came in and went out every month in the year, under every chief were four and twenty thousand. . . .

Adoniram

1 Kings 4:6 And Ahisar, governor of the house: and Adoniram, the son of Abda, over the tribute.

Context
Solomon's Workmen and Laborers
13And king Solomon chose workmen out of all Israel, and the levy was of thirty thousand men. 14And 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.15And Solomon had seventy thousand to carry burdens, and eighty thousand to hew stones in the mountain:…
Cross References
1 Kings 4:6
And Ahisar, governor of the house: and Adoniram, the son of Abda, over the tribute.

1 Kings 12:18
Then king Roboam sent Aduram, who was over the tribute: and all Israel stoned him, and he died. Wherefore king Roboam made haste to get him up into his chariot, and he fled to Jerusalem:

2 Chronicles 10:18
And king Roboam sent Aduram, who was over the tributes, and the children of Israel stoned him, and he died: and king Roboam made haste to get up into his chariot, and fled into Jerusalem.

Lexicon
He sent them
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣ם (way·yiš·lā·ḥêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out

to Lebanon
לְבָנ֗וֹנָה (lə·ḇā·nō·w·nāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel

in monthly
בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2320: The new moon, a month

shifts
חֲלִיפ֔וֹת (ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2487: Alternation

of ten
עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת (‘ă·śe·reṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6235: Ten

thousand,
אֲלָפִ֤ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm)
Number - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 505: A thousand

so that they would spend
יִהְי֣וּ (yih·yū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

one month
חֹ֚דֶשׁ (ḥō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2320: The new moon, a month

in Lebanon
בַלְּבָנ֔וֹן (ḇal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel

[and] two
שְׁנַ֥יִם (šə·na·yim)
Number - md
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

months
חֳדָשִׁ֖ים (ḥo·ḏā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2320: The new moon, a month

at home.
בְּבֵית֑וֹ (bə·ḇê·ṯōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

And Adoniram [was]
וַאֲדֹנִירָ֖ם (wa·’ă·ḏō·nî·rām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 141: Adoniram -- 'my Lord is exalted', one of Solomon's leaders

in charge
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

of the labor force.
הַמַּֽס׃ (ham·mas)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4522: Body of forced laborers, forced service, taskworkers, taskwork, serfdom


Additional Translations
He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of ten thousand, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the labor force.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 men subject to taskwork.

And he sent them to Libanus, ten thousand taking turn every month: they were a month in Libanus 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, 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.

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.

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.

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.
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