1 Kings 9:23
21 their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction —Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
22 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.
They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.
24 As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.
25 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- These were the five hundred fifty chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, who ruled over the people who labored in the work.
- ASV
- These were the chief officers that were over Solomon`s work, five hundred and fifty, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
- DARBY
- These were the chief superintendents that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, that ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
- BLB
- These [were] the chiefs of the officials who [were] over the work of Solomon, fifty-five hundred who ruled over the people who did the work.
- ÅB
- Salomos arbeidsformenn var fem hundre og femti i tallet; de rådet over de folk som utførte arbeidet.
- OTB
- Dette var de øverste offiserene som var over Salomos arbeid, fem hundre og femti i antall, som overvåket folket som gjorde arbeidet.
- B1930
- Salomos arbeidsformenn var fem hundre og femti i tallet; de rådet over de folk som utførte arbeidet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 5:16
not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.
Read in context2 Chronicles 8:10
They were also the chief officers for King Solomon: 250 supervisors.
Read in context2 Chronicles 2:18
Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
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