“Solomon had a vineyard at Baal–hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.”
The poem notes that Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon, and he gave the vineyard to keepers, each one for its fruit receiving a thousand pieces of silver, establishing that Solomon engages in agricultural production and delegates its management to hired overseers. The reference to Solomon invokes the royalty associated with the poem's superscription and suggests that even the great king engages in agricultural pursuits and economic arrangement. The specific mention of silver payment establishes that vineyard management is an economic arrangement marked by regular compensation. This verse theologically suggests that even great kingdoms are grounded in agricultural production and economic exchange, and that the maintenance of fertility and abundance requires careful management and payment.
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