measures] Heb. cors. See Chap. 4. 22. There is a far greater quantity promised, 2 Chron. 2. 10. but that might, be for his houshold and work-men too, and this for his houshold onely: or here synechdochically one kinde put for the rest. He might have twenty measures of pure oil (as here) and the rest in ordinary oil for labourers. yeer by yeer] So long as they continued to labour for Solomons works.