God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 8:8
8but they had descendants who were still in the land. Solomon drafted them for slave labor. (They are still ⌞slaves⌟ today.)
2 Chronicles 8:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Solomon conscripted the descendants of all these people remaining in the land—whom the Israelites had not destroyed—to serve as slave labor, as it is to this day.
- English Standard Version (ESV)from their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel had not destroyed—these Solomon drafted as forced labor, and so they are to this day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that is, their descendants who were left in the land after them, whom the children of Israel did not destroy—from these Solomon raised forced labor, as it is to this day.
Context of 2 Chronicles 8:8
6⌞He also rebuilt⌟ Baalath and all the storage cities that he owned. He built all the cities for his chariots, all the cities for his war horses, and whatever ⌞else⌟ he wanted to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, or the entire territory that he governed. 7The Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites had been left ⌞in the land⌟ because the Israelites had not been able to destroy them. They were not Israelites, but they had descendants who were still in the land. Solomon drafted them for slave labor. (They are still ⌞slaves⌟ today.) 9But Solomon didn’t make any of the Israelites slaves for his projects. Instead, they were the soldiers, officers, generals, and commanders of his chariot and cavalry units. 10These were the officers in charge of King Solomon’s projects: 250 foremen for the people who did the work.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 82 Chronicles 8:8 word by word
מִן־בְּנֵיהֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נוֹתְר֤וּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־כִלּ֖וּם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּעֲלֵ֤ם שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לְמַ֔ס עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- of their childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- who were leftיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
- afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- them in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- consumedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: destroyH3615
- not, them did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
- make to payעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
- tributeמַסmas mis · taskworkerH4522
- until this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 8:8
- Judges 1:21The men of Benjamin did not force out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. The Jebusites still live with the tribe of Benjamin in Jerusalem today.
- Psalms 106:34They did not destroy the people as the Lord had told them.
- 2 Chronicles 2:17Solomon counted all the men who were foreigners in the land of Israel, as his father David had counted them. Solomon counted 153,600 foreigners.
- Joshua 16:10However, they did not force out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites still live in Ephraim today, but they are required to do forced labor.
- Joshua 17:13When the Israelites became strong enough, they made the Canaanites do forced labor, since they didn’t force all of them out.
- 1 Kings 5:13King Solomon forced 30,000 men from all over Israel to work for him.
Topics related to 2 Chronicles 8:8
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
God’s Word Translation — © 1995 God’s Word to the Nations Bible Society
Commentaries