And of the sons of Israel, Solomon did not make any servants for his work. But they were men of war, and commanders of his officers, and commanders of his chariots, and his horsemen.
And these were the chief of King Solomon's officers, two hundred and fifty who bore rule over the people.
of their sons who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel did not destroy, Solomon made them subject to forced labor until this day.
But the Jerusalem from above is free, who is the mother of us all.
Then, brothers, we are not children of a slave-woman, but of the free woman.