1 Kings 5:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Kings 5:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 5:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 5:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

1 Kings 5:14 — World English Bible

1 Kings 5:14 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. ”

1 Kings 5:14 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 5:14 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.”

1 Kings 5:14 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 5:14 DBY — Darby Translation (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. ”

1 Kings 5:14 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 5:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whome he sent to Lebanon, ten thousand a moneth by course: they were a moneth in Lebanon, and two moneths at home. And Adoniram was ouer the summe.”

1 Kings 5:14 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 5:14 in Context — 1 Kings 5

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.

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What Does 1 Kings 5:14 Mean?

1 Kings 5:14 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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