But Solomondid not makeslavesfor his workfrom the sonsof Israel;they were menof war,his chiefcaptainsand commandersof his chariotsand his horsemen.
Thesewere the chiefofficersof KingSolomon,two hundredand fiftywho ruledover the people.
[namely], from their descendantswhowere leftafterthem in the landwhomthe sonsof Israelhad not destroyed,them Solomonraisedas forcedlaborersto thisday.
But the Jerusalemaboveis free;she is our mother.
So then,brethren,we are not childrenof a bondwoman,but of the free woman.
