2 Chronicles 8:9
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.
2 Chronicles 8:9 in other translations
| BSB | But 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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| WEB | But of the children of Israel, Solomon made no servants for his work, but they were men of war, chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen. |
| 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. |
| YLT | And none of the sons of Israel hath Solomon made servants for his work, but they are men of war, and heads of his captains, and heads of his charioteers, and of his horsemen; |
| DARBY | But 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. |
| BBE | But 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. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 2 Chronicles 8:9 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
2 Chronicles 8:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 8:9
- Leviticus 25:39-46
And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile: And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. …
- Galatians 4:31
So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
- Galatians 4:26
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
- 1 Samuel 8:11-12
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots. And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
- Exodus 19:5-6
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 8:8
But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.
- 2 Chronicles 8:9
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.
- 2 Chronicles 8:10
And these were the chief of king Solomon’s officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
2 Chronicles 8:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y de los hijos de Israel no puso Salomón siervos en su obra; porque eran hombres de guerra, y sus príncipes y sus capitanes, y comandantes de sus carros, y su gente de á caballo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais des fils d’Israël, Salomon n’en fit pas des esclaves pour ses travaux; car ils étaient hommes de guerre, et chefs de ses capitaines, et chefs de ses chars et de sa cavalerie. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Aber aus den Kindern Israel machte Salomo keine Sklaven für seine Arbeit; sondern sie waren Kriegsleute und Oberste seiner Anführer und Oberste seiner Wagen und seiner Reiter. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Porro de filiis Israël non posuit ut servirent operibus regis: ipsi enim erant viri bellatores, et duces primi, et principes quadrigarum et equitum ejus. |