1 Kings 5:14

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.

Cross-reference

1 Kings 4:6 Historical context

1 Kings 4:6 names Adoniram as overseer of forced labor—the same system used for the temple work described here.

1 Kings 12:18 Historical context

1 Kings 12:18 records the stoning of Adoram (Adoniram), the forced labor overseer, during Rehoboam's reign—showing the later fate.

2 Chronicles 8:8 Historical context

2 Chronicles 8:8 describes Solomon making forced laborers from Canaanite descendants—clarifying the identity of the workers here.

2 Chronicles 10:18 Historical context

2 Chronicles 10:18 similarly records the stoning of Hadoram, the forced labor overseer, during Rehoboam's reign.