1 Kings 5:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 5:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 5:14 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 5:14 — 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 (KJV)
1 Kings 5:14 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 5:14
“And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:14: sent, month, two
“Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:14: sent, ten, thousand
“Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:14: sent, month, months
“Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:14: thousand, month, courses
“And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. a few...: or, a full year, or ten months”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:14: ten, month, months
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