“ There can be no doubt, ” says one scholar, “that the Israelite and Judean kings made use of the corvée as a means of securing unpaid labor for their building activities as well as for work on the crown - lands. ” The burden was heavy under Solomon.
और रहूबियाम के दिनों तक यह बोझ सहना इतना मुश्‍किल हो गया था कि जब उसने उन्हें और ज़्यादा काम देने की धमकी दी, तो इस्राएलियों से रहा नहीं गया ।