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