2 Chronicles 8:10

2 Chronicles 8:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And these were the chief of king Solomon’s officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
• New International Version (NIV)They were also King Solomon’s chief officials—two hundred and fifty officials supervising the men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And these were the chief officers of King Solomon, 250, who exercised authority over the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And others were chiefs of the officials of King Solomon: two hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people.

Context of 2 Chronicles 8:10

8namely, from their descendants who were left after them in the land whom the sons of Israel had not destroyed, them Solomon raised as forced laborers to this day. 9But Solomon did not make slaves for his work from the sons of Israel; they were men of war, his chief captains and commanders of his chariots and his horsemen. These were the chief officers of King Solomon, two hundred and fifty who ruled over the people. 11Then Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter up from the city of David to the house which he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy where the ark of the Lord has entered.” 12Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord which he had built before the porch;

2 Chronicles 8:10 word by word

וְאֵ֨לֶּה שָׂרֵ֤י הַנִּצָּבִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמָאתָ֑יִם הָרֹדִ֖ים בָּעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• were the chiefשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• officersנְצִיבnetsîyb netsib · garrisonH5333
• of Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• who ruledרָדָהrâdâh · to ruleH7287
• over the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 8:10

• 2 Chronicles 2:18He appointed 70,000 of them to carry loads and 80,000 to quarry stones in the mountains and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work.
• 1 Kings 5:16besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who were over the project and who ruled over the people who were doing the work.
• 1 Kings 9:23These were the chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people doing the work.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 8:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10On the number compare 1 Kings 5:16 note.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. two hundred and fifty that bare rule--(Compare 1Ki 9:23). It is generally agreed that the text of one of these passages is corrupt.Read the comment

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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