2 Chronicles 8:9
in 2 Chronicles 8But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, his officers and captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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 captains of his chariots and horsemen.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 8
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites
on 2 Chronicles 8:7-10
The surviving Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, the peoples Israel did not drive out, are set to forced labor and tribute that the Chronicler says continues to his own day. Solomon makes no Israelite a servant for the work; the sons of Israel serve instead as his men of war, captains, and commanders of chariots and horsemen. Two hundred and fifty officers, drawn from Israel, rule over the whole labor force. Chronicles states this division plainly where 1 Kings 9:20-23 gives it in the same terms, keeping Israel a free people even inside a great building program.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
But of the children of Israel - See the note on 1Ki 9:21.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמִן־ | umin- | and of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| בְּנֵי֙ | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֲ֠שֶׁר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| נָתַ֧ן | natan | he made | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| לַעֲבָדִ֖ים | laavadim | into slaves | H5650 → | 799 times |
| לִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ | limlakhto | for work his | H4399 → | 167 times |
| כִּי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הֵ֜מָּה | hemah | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| אַנְשֵׁ֤י | ʾanshei | [were] men of | H582 → | 566 times |
| מִלְחָמָה֙ | milchamah | war | H4421 → | 320 times |
| וְשָׂרֵ֣י | vesarei | and [the] commanders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| שָׁלִישָׁ֔יו | shalishav | officers his | H7991 → | |
| וְשָׂרֵ֥י | vesarei | and [the] commanders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| רִכְבּ֖וֹ | rikhbo | chariotry his | H7393 → | 119 times |
| וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ פ | ufarashav | and horsemen his | H6571 → | 57 times |
וּמִן־and of
umin-H4480 →1188 times
בְּנֵי֙[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֲ֠שֶׁרwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
נָתַ֧ןhe made
natanH5414 →2011 times
שְׁלֹמֹ֛הSolomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
לַעֲבָדִ֖יםinto slaves
laavadimH5650 →799 times
לִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹfor work his
limlakhtoH4399 →167 times
כִּי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
הֵ֜מָּהthey
hemahH1992 →553 times
אַנְשֵׁ֤י[were] men of
ʾansheiH582 →566 times
מִלְחָמָה֙war
milchamahH4421 →320 times
וְשָׂרֵ֣יand [the] commanders of
vesareiH8269 →421 times
שָׁלִישָׁ֔יוofficers his
shalishavH7991 →
וְשָׂרֵ֥יand [the] commanders of
vesareiH8269 →421 times
רִכְבּ֖וֹchariotry his
rikhboH7393 →119 times
וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ פand horsemen his
ufarashavH6571 →57 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Galatians 4:26But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
it leads to
- Hebrews 12:22
Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
- Revelation 21:2
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- Philippians 3:20
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
- Micah 4:1–2
In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to…
- Revelation 3:12
The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the…
- Hebrews 12:22
Through
Galatians 4:31Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
it leads to
- Galatians 5:13
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
- Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
- John 8:36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
- Galatians 5:13
About 2 Chronicles
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.