1 Kings 9:22
What does 1 Kings 9:22 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 9:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondservants; but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondservants; but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But Solomon did not put the children of Israel to forced work; they were the men of war, his servants, his captains, and his chiefs, captains of his war-carriages and of his horsemen.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And out of the sons of Israel Solomon hath not appointed a servant, for they <FI>are<Fi> the men of war, and his servants, and his heads, and his captains, and the heads of his chariots, and his horsemen.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But of the children of Israel, Solomon made not any to be bondmen, but they were warriors, and his servants, and his princes, and captains, and overseers of the chariots and horses.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen; but they were men of war, and his servants, and his chiefs, and his captains, and captains of his chariots, and his horsemen.
Context
v.21their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants unto this day.
v.22This passage
v.23These 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 8:9
But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
- 1 Kings 4:1
And king Solomon was king over all Israel.
- Leviticus 25:39
And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.
- 1 Samuel 8:11
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;
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