1 Kings 9:21

1 Kings 9:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
• New International Version (NIV)Solomon conscripted the descendants of all these peoples remaining in the land—whom the Israelites could not exterminate—to serve as slave labor, as it is to this day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel were unable to devote to destruction—these Solomon drafted to be slaves, 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 had not been able to destroy completely—from these Solomon raised forced labor, as it is to this day.

Context of 1 Kings 9:21

19and all the storage cities which Solomon had, that is, the cities for his chariots and the cities for his horsemen, and everything that it pleased Solomon to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land under his rule. 20As for all the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the sons of Israel, their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel were unable to completely eliminate, from them Solomon conscripted forced laborers, as they are to this day. 22But Solomon did not make slaves of the sons of Israel; for they were men of war, his servants, his commanders, his charioteers, his chariot commanders, and his horsemen. 23These were the chief officers who were in charge of Solomon’s work, 550, who ruled over the people doing the work.

1 Kings 9:21 word by word

בְּנֵיהֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נֹתְר֤וּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יָכְל֛וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑ם וַיַּעֲלֵ֤ם שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לְמַס־עֹבֵ֔ד עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• their descendantsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• were leftיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• them in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• wereיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• unableלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• to completelyחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• from them Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• conscriptedעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• forcedמַסmas mis · taskworkerH4522
• laborersעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: labourH5647
• to thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Kings 9:21

• Judges 1:21But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
• Judges 2:20So the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has violated My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to My voice,
• Judges 3:1Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to test Israel by them (that is, all the Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan;
• Psalms 106:34They did not destroy the peoples, As the Lord had commanded them,
• Joshua 15:63Now as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out; so the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
• Joshua 17:12But the sons of Manasseh could not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites persisted in living in this land.
• 1 Kings 9:15Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
• 1 Kings 5:13Now King Solomon conscripted forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered thirty thousand men.
• Judges 1:28And it came about, when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they did not drive them out completely.
• Genesis 9:25So he said, “Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers.”
• Ezra 2:55The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda,
• Nehemiah 7:57The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida,
• Nehemiah 11:3Now these are the heads of the provinces who lived in Jerusalem, but in the cities of Judah each lived on his own property in their cities--the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon’s servants.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21A tribute of bond-service - He made them do the most laborious part of the public works, the Israelites being generally exempt. When Sesostris, king of Egypt, returned from his wars, he caused temples to be built in all the cities of Egypt, but did not employ one Egyptian in the work, having built the whole by the hands of the captives which he had taken in his wars. Hence he caused this inscription to be placed upon each temple: - . No native has labored…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21See 1 Kings 5:15 note.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 15-28 Here is a further account of Solomon's greatness. He began at the right end, for he built God's house first, and finished that before he began his own; then God blessed him, and he prospered in all his other buildings. Let piety begin, and profit follow; leave pleasure to the last. Whatever pains we take for the glory of God, and to profit others, we are likely to have the advantage. Canaan, the holy land, the glory of all lands, had no gold…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21devote to destruction: See “Complete Dedication” Theme Note.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2415-24. this is the reason of the levy--A levy refers both to men and money, and the necessity for Solomon making it arose from the many gigantic works he undertook to erect. Millo--part of the fort of Jerusalem on Mount Zion (2Sa 5:9; 1Ch 11:8), or a row of stone bastions around Mount Zion, Millo being the great corner tower of that fortified wall (1Ki 11:27; 2Ch 32:5). the wall of Jerusalem--either repairing some breaches in it (1Ki 11:27), or extending…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 9:21

• Amorites
• Hittites
• Hivites
• Jebusites
• Servant
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Solomon
• Children of Israel
• Canaanites
• Chief
• Levy
• Jerusalem
• Kings, Books of
• Solomon's Servants
• Stranger and Sojourner (in the Old Testament)

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9

• 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
• 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