Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 9:19-22

19as wellH853 as allH3605 the storeH4543 citiesH5892 thatH834 SolomonH8010 hadH1961 for his chariotsH7393 and horsesH6571 1—whateverH834 he desiredH2837 H2836 to buildH1129 in JerusalemH3389, LebanonH3844, and throughoutH3605 the landH776 of his dominionH4475.

20As for allH3605 the peopleH5971 who remainedH3498 ofH4480 the AmoritesH567, HittitesH2850, PerizzitesH6522, HivitesH2340, and JebusitesH2983 (the people whoH834 wereH1992 notH3808 IsraelitesH1121 H3478)— 21their descendantsH1121 whoH834 remainedH3498 in the landH776 , those whomH834 the IsraelitesH1121 H3478 were unableH3808 H3201 to devote to destructionH2763 2—SolomonH8010 conscripted these peopleH5927 to be forcedH4522 laborersH5647, as they are toH5704 thisH2088 dayH3117.

22But SolomonH8010 did notH3808 consignH5414 any of the IsraelitesH1121 H3478 to slaveryH5650, becauseH3588 theyH1992 were his menH582 of warH4421, his servantsH5650, his officersH8269, his captainsH7991, and the commandersH8269 of his chariotsH7393 and cavalryH6571.

Notes

1. 1 Kings 9:19 Or horsemen or charioteers ↩
2. 1 Kings 9:21 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering. ↩