1 Kings 9:23
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.
22 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.
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.
25 And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.
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
Beside the chief of Solomon’s officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
Read in context2 Chronicles 8:10
And these were the chief of king Solomon’s officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
Read in context2 Chronicles 2:18
And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
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