2 Chronicles 8:9
What does 2 Chronicles 8:9 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 8:9 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 servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of 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 servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But Solomon did not make use of the children of Israel as servants for his work; they were men of war, his chiefs and his captains, and captains of his war-carriages and his horsemen.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And none of the sons of Israel hath Solomon made servants for his work, but they <FI>are<Fi> men of war, and heads of his captains, and heads of his charioteers, and of his horsemen;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But of the children of Israel he set none to serve in the king's works: for they were men of war, and chief captains, and rulers of his chariots and horsemen.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But of the children of Israel, of them did Solomon make no bondmen for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and his horsemen.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Galatians 4:31
Wherefore, brethren, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the freewoman.
- 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.
- Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine:
- Galatians 4:26
But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is our mother.
- 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;