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KJV Lexicon These were the chiefsar (sar) a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward. of the officers natsab (naw-tsab') to station, in various applications that were over Solomon's Shlomoh (shel-o-mo') peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor -- Solomon. work mla'kah (mel-aw-kaw') deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor) five chamesh (khaw-maysh') five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece). hundred me'ah (may-aw') a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore. and fifty chamishshiym (kham-ish-sheem') fifty -- fifty. which bare rule radah (raw-daw') to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off -- (come to, make to) have dominion, prevail against, reign, (bear, make to) rule,(-r, over), take. over the people `am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. that wrought `asah (aw-saw') to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application in the work mla'kah (mel-aw-kaw') deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people doing the work. King James Bible These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work. Holman Christian Standard Bible These were the deputies who were over Solomon's work: 550 who ruled over the people doing the work. International Standard Version There were 550 chief officers who supervised Solomon's activities and managed the staff that was doing the work. NET Bible These men were also in charge of Solomon's work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers. GOD'S WORD® Translation These were the officers in charge of Solomon's projects: 550 foremen for the people who did the work. King James 2000 Bible These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who bore rule over the people that did the work. Links 1 Kings 9:231 Kings 9:23 NIV 1 Kings 9:23 NLT 1 Kings 9:23 ESV 1 Kings 9:23 NASB 1 Kings 9:23 KJV |