These descendants of Solomon’s servants returned from exile: the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
The Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites had been left ⌞in the land⌟ because the Israelites had not been able to claim them for God by destroying 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.)
Neziah, and Hatipha.
Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
These descendants of Solomon’s servants returned from exile: the descendants of Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,
I bought male and female slaves. In addition, slaves were born in my household. I owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me.