and Achishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of `Avda was over the men subject to forced labor.
2 Chronicles 8:8 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Yisra'el didn't consume, of them did Shlomo raise a levy [of bondservants] to this day. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But descendants of those who were left in the land, whom the Israelites had not destroyed–of them Solomon made a levy for forced labor to this day. American Standard Version (1901) of their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants unto this day. Common English Bible that is, the descendants of such people who were still in the land because the Israelites weren’t able to destroy them—Solomon forced into the labor gangs that are still in existence today. Catholic Public Domain Version those of their sons and their posterity whom the sons of Israel had not put to death, Solomon subjugated as tributaries, even to this day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Of their children, and of the posterity, whom the children of Israel had not slain, Solomon made to be the tributaries, unto this day. |
and Achishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of `Avda was over the men subject to forced labor.
It happened at the end of twenty years, in which Shlomo had built the two houses, the house of the LORD and the king's house
their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Yisra'el were not able utterly to destroy, of them did Shlomo raise a levy of bondservants to this day.
and we will cut wood out of Levanon, as much as you shall need; and we will bring it to you in floats by sea to Yafo; and you shall carry it up to Yerushalayim.*
But of the children of Yisra'el did Shlomo make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
They didn't drive out the Kena`anim who lived in Gezer: but the Kena`anim dwell in the midst of Efrayim to this day, and are become servants to do forced labor.
It happened, when the children of Yisra'el had grown strong, that they put the Kena`anim to forced labor, and didn't utterly drive them out.