# man of great ability

Other possible meanings are 1) "a wealthy and influential man" or 2) "a great warrior."

# he appointed him

"he made him commander"

# all the labor

The word "labor" refers to the work that Solomon commanded the people to do for his government. This is a metonym. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# the house of Joseph

This refers to the descendants of Joseph who were the people groups of Ephraim and Manasseh. This is a metonym. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])