1 Kings 9:23
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These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.
In other translations
These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.
Hebrew words
אֵלֶּה׀'elehtheseH428שָׂרֵיsarei[were] [the] leaders ofH8269הַנִּצָּבִיםhanitzavimthe overseersH5324אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834עַל־'al-[were] overH5921הַמְּלָאכָהhamelakhahthe workH4399לִשְׁלֹמֹהlishlomohof SolomonH8010חֲמִשִּׁיםchamishimfiftyH2572וַחֲמֵשׁvachameshand fiveH2568מֵאוֹתme'othundred<s>H3967הָרֹדִיםharodimwho ruledH7287בָּעָםba'amover the peopleH5971הָעֹשִׂיםha'osimwho were doingH6213בַּמְּלָאכָה׃bamelakhah<in> the workH4399
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Related verses
- 1 Kings 5:16Beside the chief of Solomon’s officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.
- 2 Chronicles 8:10And these were the chief of king Solomon’s officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.They were also the chief officers for King Solomon: 250 supervisors.
- 2 Chronicles 2:18And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
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People and places
People: Solomon