1 Rois 9:22

Louis Segond

Mais Salomon n'employa point comme esclaves les enfants d'Israël; car ils étaient des hommes de guerre, ses serviteurs, ses chefs, ses officiers, les commandants de ses chars et de sa cavalerie.

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Et d'entre les enfants d'Israël Salomon ne fit point de serf; mais ils furent gens de guerre, et ses officiers, et ses principaux chefs et ses capitaines, et chefs de ses chars et de sa cavalerie.

Darby's French Translation
Mais des fils d'Israël, Salomon n'en fit pas des esclaves; car ils étaient hommes de guerre, et ses serviteurs, et ses chefs, et ses capitaines, et chefs de ses chars et de sa cavalerie.

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Mais Salomon ne souffrit point qu'aucun des enfants d'Israël fût asservi; mais ils étaient gens de guerre, et ses officiers, et ses principaux chefs, et ses capitaines, et chefs de ses chariots, et ses hommes d'armes.

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

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.