1 Kings 9:23
What does 1 Kings 9:23 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 9:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000These 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611These 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901These 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949These were the chiefs of the overseers of Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, in authority over the people who did the work.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862These <FI>are<Fi> the heads of the officers who <FI>are<Fi> over the work of Solomon, fifty and five hundred, those ruling among the people who are labouring in the work.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And there were five hundred and fifty chief officers set over all the works of Solomon, and they had people under them, and had charge over the appointed works.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890These were the chief superintendents that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, that ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
Context
v.22But 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.
v.23This passage
v.24But 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 8:10
And these were the chief officers of king Solomon, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
- 1 Kings 5:16
besides Solomon’s chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
- 2 Chronicles 2:18
And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people at work.
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