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1 Kings 9:22

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20 And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,

21 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.

But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.

23 These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.

24 But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.

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BSB
But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
KJV
But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
WEB
But of the children of Israel Solomon made no bondservants; but they were the men of war, his servants, his princes, his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
ASV
But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondservants; but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
DARBY
But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen; but they were men of war, and his servants, and his chiefs, and his captains, and captains of his chariots, and his horsemen.
BLB
And of the sons of Israel Solomon made none forced laborers, because they [were] men of war, and his servants, and his officers, and his captains, and commanders of his chariots, and his cavalry.
ÅB
Men av Israels barn gjorde Salomo ikke noen til slave; de var hans krigsmenn og hans tjenere og høvdinger og drabanter og høvedsmenn for hans stridsvogner og hestfolk.
OTB
Men Salomo gjorde ikke slaver av Israels barn; de var krigsmenn, hans tjenere, hans kommandører, hans kapteiner, vognkommandører og hans ryttere.
B1930
Men av Israels barn gjorde Salomo ikke nogen til træl; de var hans krigsmenn og hans tjenere og høvdinger og drabanter og høvedsmenn for hans stridsvogner og hestfolk.

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  • Leviticus 25:39

    And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

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  • 2 Chronicles 8:9–10

    But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.

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  • 1 Kings 4:1–27

    So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

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  • 1 Samuel 8:11–12

    And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.

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