列王纪上 9:22

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

至於以色列人，所羅門卻沒有使他們作奴僕，而是作他的戰士、臣僕、統領、軍長、戰車長和騎兵長。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
惟 有 以 色 列 人 ， 所 罗 门 不 使 他 们 作 奴 仆 ， 乃 是 作 他 的 战 士 、 臣 仆 、 统 领 、 军 长 、 车 兵 长 、 马 兵 长 。

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ This is the account of the forced labor Solomon used to build the Temple and the palace. He had them fill in the land and build the wall around Jerusalem. He also had them rebuild the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. ¹⁶ (In the past the king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. After burning it, he killed the Canaanites who lived there. Then he gave it as a wedding present to his daughter, who married Solomon. ¹⁷ So Solomon rebuilt it.) He also built the cities of Lower Beth Horon ¹⁸ and Baalath, as well as Tadmor, which is in the desert. ¹⁹ King Solomon also built cities for storing grain and supplies and cities for his chariots and horses. He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and everywhere he ruled. ²⁰ There were other people in the land who were not Israelites—Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. ²¹ They were descendants of people that the Israelites had not destroyed. Solomon forced them to work for him as slaves, as is still true today. ²² But Solomon did not make slaves of the Israelites. They were his soldiers, government leaders, officers, captains, chariot commanders, and drivers. ²³ These were his most important officers over the work. There were five hundred fifty supervisors over the people who did the work on Solomon's projects. ²⁴ The daughter of the king of Egypt moved from the old part of Jerusalem to the palace that Solomon had built for her. Then Solomon filled in the surrounding land.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

of the children: Leviticus 25:39

but they were men: 1 Kings 4:1-27, 1 Samuel 8:11, 1 Samuel 8:12, 2 Chronicles 8:9, 2 Chronicles 8:10

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 20:11 - tributaries 1 Kings 11:26 - Solomon's servant 1 Kings 12:4 - our yoke 1 Chronicles 12:18 - captains of the band 2 Chronicles 10:4 - grievous Song of Solomon 3:7 - threescore Jeremiah 34:14 - At the

Cross-References

Genesis 9:12
And God said, "This is the sign of the agreement between me and you and every living creature that is with you.

Genesis 9:13
I am putting my rainbow in the clouds as the sign of the agreement between me and the earth.

Genesis 9:15
I will remember my agreement between me and you and every living thing. Floods will never again destroy all life on the earth.

Genesis 9:16
When the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and I will remember the agreement that continues forever between me and every living thing on the earth."

Genesis 9:19
These three men were Noah's sons, and all the people on earth came from these three sons.

Genesis 9:20
Noah became a farmer and planted a vineyard.

Genesis 9:21
When he drank wine made from his grapes, he became drunk and lay naked in his tent.

Genesis 9:25
he said, "May there be a curse on Canaan! May he be the lowest slave to his brothers."

Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

1 Chronicles 1:8
Ham's sons were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen,.... For that was contrary to the law; they might be hired servants, but not bond servants, Leviticus 25:39

but they were men of war; which he kept in pay, a standing army, maintained even in time of peace, in case of necessity, should an enemy attempt to invade or surprise them:

and his servants; in his family and court, who had offices and employments there:

and his princes; ministers of state, counsellors, governors of cities, c.

and his captains officers in his army:

and rulers of his chariots and his horsemen; war chariots and troopers; see 1 Kings 9:19.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Comparing this with 1 Kings 5:13-14, it would seem that a modified service of forced labor for one-third of each year was not regarded as reducing those who were subject to it to the condition of bondmen.