1 Kings 4:6 BSB — MannaFest

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8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַאֲחִישָׁ֖ר	va.'a.chi.Shar	and Ahishar	H301 →
עַל־	'al-	[was] over	H5921 →
הַבָּ֑יִת	ha.Ba.yit	the house	H1004 →
וַאֲדֹנִירָ֥ם	va.'a.do.ni.Ram	and Adoniram	H141 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
עַבְדָּ֖א	'av.Da'	Abda	H5653 →
עַל־	'al-	[was] over	H5921 →
הַמַּֽס׃ ס	ha.Mas	the forced labor	H4522 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H4522hamasthe forced labor23×

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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1 Kings 9:15
This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor,…
leads to
- 1 Kings 5:13
  Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.
- Joshua 17:11
  Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
- 1 Kings 9:24
  As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.
- 2 Samuel 5:9
  So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
- Joshua 11:1
  Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph;
Through
1 Kings 12:18
Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 20:24
  Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
Through
2 Samuel 20:24
Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
leads to
- 1 Kings 4:3
  Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
- 1 Kings 12:18
  Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Kings 5:13Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.2 Chronicles 10:18Then King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.2 Chronicles 8:8their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to destroy—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.2 Samuel 20:24Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;1 Kings 12:18Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.1 Kings 9:15This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.1 Kings 5:13–14Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.Isaiah 22:15This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace:

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