2 Chronicles 8:10
8 their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to destroy—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
9 But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, his officers and captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
They were also the chief officers for King Solomon: 250 supervisors.
11 Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”
12 At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico.
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 for King Solomon: 250 supervisors.
- KJV
- And these were the chief of king Solomon’s officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
- WEB
- These were the chief officers of King Solomon, even two-hundred fifty, who ruled over the people.
- ASV
- And these were the chief officers of king Solomon, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
- DARBY
- And these were the chief of king Solomon's superintendents, two hundred and fifty, that ruled over the people.
- BLB
- And these [were] chiefs of the officers who [were] of King Solomon, two hundred and fifty ruling over the people.
- ÅB
- Kong Salomos arbeidsformenn var to hundre og femti i tallet; de rådet over folkene.
- OTB
- Disse var de fremste offiserene til kong Salomo, to hundre og femti som styrte folket.
- B1930
- Kong Salomos arbeidsformenn var to hundre og femti i tallet; de rådet over folkene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 9:23
They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.
Read in context1 Kings 5:16
not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.
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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