1 Re 5:14

14 Li mandava al Libano, diecimila al mese, alternativamente; un mese stavano sul Libano, e due mesi a casa; e Adoniram era preposto a questa comandata.

1 Re 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.

1 Re 5:14 In-Context

12 L’Eterno diede sapienza a Salomone, come gli avea promesso; e vi fu pace tra Hiram e Salomone, e fecero tra di loro alleanza.

13 Il re Salomone fece una comandata d’operai in tutto Israele e furon comandati trentamila uomini.

14 Li mandava al Libano, diecimila al mese, alternativamente; un mese stavano sul Libano, e due mesi a casa; e Adoniram era preposto a questa comandata.

15 Salomone aveva inoltre settantamila uomini che portavano i pesi, e ottantamila scalpellini sui monti,

16 senza contare i capi, in numero di tremila trecento, preposti da Salomone ai lavori, e incaricati di dirigere gli operai.