There were also 3,300 men who were the bosses over the people who did the work.
2 Chronicles 8:10 - Easy To Read Version And some of the men of Israel were leaders of Solomon’s important officials. There were 250 of those leaders to supervise the people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition These were the chiefs of King Solomon's officers, 250 in authority over the people. American Standard Version (1901) And these were the chief officers of king Solomon, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people. Common English Bible And Solomon had two hundred fifty chief officers who were in charge of the people. Catholic Public Domain Version Now all the leaders of the army of king Solomon were two hundred fifty, who were instructing the people. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all the chief captains of king Solomon's army were two hundred and fifty, who taught the people. |
There were also 3,300 men who were the bosses over the people who did the work.
There were 550 supervisors over Solomon’s projects. They were bosses over the men who did the work.
Solomon chose 70,000 strangers to carry things. Solomon chose 80,000 strangers to be cutters of stone in the mountains. And Solomon chose 3,600 strangers to be the supervisors to keep the people working.
Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter up from the City of David to the house he built for her. Solomon said, “My wife must not live in King David’s house because the places where the Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [136]} has been are holy places.”
Solomon did not force any of the people of Israel to be slave workers. The people of Israel were Solomon’s fighting men. They were the commanders of Solomon’s army officers. They were commanders of Solomon’s chariots {\cf2\super [135]} and commanders of Solomon’s chariot drivers.