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1 Kings 9:22-24
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1 Kings 9:22-24
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22 Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews;[a] the Israelites served as his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces.[b] 23 These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers.[c] 24 Solomon built the terrace as soon as Pharaoh’s daughter moved up from the City of David[d] to the palace Solomon built for her.[e]
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- 1 Kings 9:22 sn These work crews. The work crews referred to here must be different than the temporary crews described in 5:13-16.
- 1 Kings 9:22 tn Heb “officers of his chariots and his horses.”
- 1 Kings 9:23 tn Heb “these [were] the officials of the governors who were over the work belonging to Solomon, five hundred fifty, the ones ruling over the people, the ones doing the work.”
- 1 Kings 9:24 sn The phrase City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
- 1 Kings 9:24 tn Heb “As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter went up from the City of David to her house which he built for her, then he built the terrace.”
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