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1 Reyes 5:14

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14 Los envió al Líbano en turnos de diez mil por mes, de modo que cada hombre estuviera un mes en el Líbano y dos meses en casa. Adoniram estaba a cargo de estos trabajadores.

1 Reyes 5:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 5:14

And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses,
&c.] 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, ( 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, ( 1 Kings 4:6 ) ; and, according to the Targum, these were such persons.

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1 Reyes 5:14 In-Context

12 El Señor
le dio sabiduría a Salomón tal como se lo había prometido. Así que Hiram y Salomón formaron una alianza de paz.
13 Luego el rey Salomón impuso trabajo forzado a treinta mil trabajadores de todo Israel.
14 Los envió al Líbano en turnos de diez mil por mes, de modo que cada hombre estuviera un mes en el Líbano y dos meses en casa. Adoniram estaba a cargo de estos trabajadores.
15 Salomón también tenía setenta mil obreros, ochenta mil cortadores de piedra en la zona montañosa
16 y tres mil seiscientos
capataces para supervisar el trabajo.

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