2 Chronicles 8:10

And these are the chiefs of the officers of King Solomon, two hundred and fifty overseeing the work among the people.

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And these were the chief of king Solomon’s officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.

In Context

9But Solomon did not make any of the children of Israel servants in his kingdom; for, behold, they were warriors and rulers, and mighty men, and captains of chariots and horsemen.

11And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh from the city of David to the house which he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the city of David, the king of Israel, for the place is holy into which the ark of the Lord has entered.

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Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 8:2-12

Solomon's Buildings. ( b. c. 992.) 1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord , and his own house, 2 That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it. 4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. 5 Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with… Read the whole commentary →

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