1 Kings 9:23
World English Bible (WEB)
These were the five hundred fifty chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, who ruled over the people who labored in the work.
In context
21 their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able utterly to destroy—of them Solomon raised a levy of bondservants to this day.
22 But of the children of Israel Solomon made no bondservants; but they were the men of war, his servants, his princes, his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
23 These were the five hundred fifty chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, who ruled over the people who labored in the work.
24 But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of David’s city to her house which Solomon had built for her. Then he built Millo.
25 Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he built to the LORD three times per year, burning incense with them on the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.
1 Kings 9:23 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- These were the five hundred fifty chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, who ruled over the people who labored in the work.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.
- ASV American Standard Version
- These were the chief officers that were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- These [are] the heads of the officers who [are] over the work of Solomon, fifty and five hundred, those ruling among the people who are labouring in the work.
- DBY Darby Translation
- These were the chief superintendents that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, that ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
- WBS Webster Bible
- These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who bore rule over the people that wrought in the work.