# a mighty man of valor

Possible meanings are 1) "a great warrior" or 2) "a very capable man" or 3) "a wealthy and influential man."

# he gave him command

"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/translate/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/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Ahijah

This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Shilonite

The Shilonites are a people group. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mighty]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/commander]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/labor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/josephot]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ahijah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/shiloh]]