1 Kings 5:14 Cross References - ISV

¹⁴ He sent 10,000 men to Lebanon in shifts lasting one month. They worked one month in Lebanon for every two months they worked at home. Adoniram was placed in charge of the conscripted labor.

⁶ Ahishar supervised palace matters, and Abda’s son Adoniram supervised conscripted labor. ⁷ Solomon also appointed twelve governors over all of Israel, each of whom were responsible for providing one month’s food provisions to the king and to his administration during each year.
⁸ Here’s a list of their names: Ben-hur from the hill country of Ephraim; ⁹ Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; ¹⁰ Ben-hesed served in Arubboth (where he supervised Socoh and all of the territory of Hepher); ¹¹ Ben-abinadab supervised the Dor heights (Solomon’s daughter Taphath was his wife); ¹² Ahilud’s son Baana served Taanach, Megiddo, and all of Beth-shean near Zarethan below Jezreel, including from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam; ¹³ Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead, including the towns that belonged to Manasseh’s descendant Jair that are in Gilead; ¹⁴ Iddo’s son Ahinadab served in Mahanaim; ¹⁵ Ahimaaz served in Naphtali (he was married to Solomon’s daughter Basemath); ¹⁶ Hushai’s son Baana served in Asher and Bealoth; ¹⁷ Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat served in Issachar; ¹⁸ Ela’s son Shimei served in Benjamin; ¹⁹ and Uri’s son Geber served in the territory of Gilead, the territory formerly ruled by King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan (he was the only governor over that territory).

¹ Military DivisionsThe Israelis, according to the number of the leaders of their families, the officers of groups of thousands and groups of hundreds, and their leaders who served the king on behalf of the army divisions of 24,000 soldiers on duty month by month throughout the year, consisted of the following.
² Zabdiel’s son Jashobeam was responsible for the first division of 24,000 soldiers for the first month. ³ A descendant of Perez, he was chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.
⁴ Dodai the Ahohite was responsible for the division of the second month. Mikloth served as chief officer of his division, consisting of 24,000 soldiers.
⁵ Jehoiada’s son Benaiah the priest was commander of the third division for the third month, consisting of 24,000 soldiers. ⁶ This was the same Benaiah who was one of the elite men of the Thirty and in command of the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was responsible for his division.
⁷ Joab’s brother Asahel was fourth for the fourth month, assisted by his son Zebadiah, with 24,000 soldiers in his division.
⁸ The fifth commander for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite. His division consisted of 24,000 soldiers.
⁹ Ikkesh’s son Ira from Tekoa was sixth for the sixth month; there were 24,000 soldiers in his division.
¹⁰ Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite, was seventh for the seventh month; 24,000 soldiers served in his division.
¹¹ Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite, was eighth for the eighth month; 24,000 soldiers served in his division.
¹² Abiezer from Anathoth, a descendant of Benjamin, was ninth for the ninth month; 24,000 soldiers served in his division.
¹³ Mahari from Netophah, a Zerahite, was tenth for the tenth month; 24,000 soldiers served in his division.
¹⁴ Benaiah from Pirathon, an Ephraimite, was eleventh for the eleventh month; 24,000 soldiers served in his division.
¹⁵ Heldai the Netophathite, from Othniel, was twelfth for the twelfth month; 24,000 soldiers served in his division.