1 Kings 9:22

But of the sons of Israel Solomon made no bondservants, but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his rulers, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

21their sons who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them Solomon raised a conscription of bondservants to this day.

23These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who bore rule over the people that labored in the work.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:39And if thy brother becomes poor with thee, and sells himself to thee, thou shall not make him to serve as a bondman.

1 Kings 4:1And king Solomon was king over all Israel.

Song of Solomon 3:7Behold, it is the litter of Solomon. Sixty mighty men are around it, of the mighty men of Israel.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:16-28

Solomon's Buildings; Solomon's Greatness. ( b. c. 991.) 15 And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord , and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. 16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife. 17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, 18 And Baalath, and… Read the whole commentary →

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