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1 Kings 9:23

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— 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 Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— These were the chief officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— These were the chief officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— These [were] the chief of the officers that [were] over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who bore rule over the people that wrought in the work.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— These were the chief superintendents that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, that ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— These, were the chiefs of the officers, who were over the work, for Solomon, five hundred and fifty,—who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— These [are] the heads of the officers who [are] over the work of Solomon, fifty and five hundred, those ruling among the people who are labouring in the work.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And there were five hundred and fifty chief officers set over all the works of Solomon, and they had people under them, and had charge over the appointed works.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— These were the princes of the officers, that were ouer Salomons worke: euen fiue hundreth and fiftie, and they ruled the people that wrought in the worke.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— These [were] the chiefe of the officers that [were] ouer Solomons worke, fiue hundred and fiftie, which bare rule ouer the people that wrought in the worke.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— These were the superintendents who were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who had charge of the people and who supervised the work.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— [Absent from Manuscript]
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— These [were] the chief of the officers that [were] over Shelomoh's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
These x428
(0428) Complement
אֵלֶּה
'el-leh
{ale'-leh}
Prolonged from H0411; these or those.
[were] the chief 8269
{8269} Prime
שַׂר
sar
{sar}
From H8323; a head person (of any rank or class).
of the officers 5324
{5324} Prime
נָצַב
natsab
{naw-tsab'}
A primitive root; to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively).
z8737
<8737> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833)
Mood - Participle (See H8813)
Count - 793
that x834
(0834) Complement
אֲשֶׁר
'asher
{ash-er'}
A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as adverb and conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
[were] over x5921
(5921) Complement
עַל
`al
{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
Šælömò's שְׁלֹמֹה 8010
{8010} Prime
שְׁלֹמֹה
Sh@lomoh
{shel-o-mo'}
From H7965; peaceful; Shelomoh, David's successor.
work, 4399
{4399} Prime
מְלָאכָה
m@la'kah
{mel-aw-kaw'}
From the same as H4397; properly deputyship, that is, ministry; generally employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor).
five 2568
{2568} Prime
חָמֵשׁ
chamesh
{khaw-maysh'}
A primitive numeral; five.
hundred 3967
{3967} Prime
מֵאָה
me'ah
{may-aw'}
Probably a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.
and fifty, 2572
{2572} Prime
חֲמִשִּׁים
chamishshiym
{kham-ish-sheem'}
Multiple of H2568; fifty.
which bare rule 7287
{7287} Prime
רָדָה
radah
{raw-daw'}
A primitive root; to tread down, that is, subjugate; specifically to crumble off.
z8802
<8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 5386
over the people 5971
{5971} Prime
עַם
`am
{am}
From H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock.
that wrought 6213
{6213} Prime
עָשָׂה
`asah
{aw-saw'}
A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
in the work. 4399
{4399} Prime
מְלָאכָה
m@la'kah
{mel-aw-kaw'}
From the same as H4397; properly deputyship, that is, ministry; generally employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on 1 Kings 9:15-24.


1 Kings 9:23

_ _ These were the chief of the officers — (See on 2 Chronicles 8:10).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on 1 Kings 9:15-28.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

1 Kings 9:23

These [were] the chief of the officers that [were] over Solomon's work, (i) five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.

(i) The overseers of Solomon's works were divided into three parts: the first contained 3300, the second 300, and the third 250 who were Israelites. Here are the two last parts, which make 550. See (2 Chronicles 8:10).

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
chief:

1 Kings 5:16 Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which [were] over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
2 Chronicles 2:18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them [to be] bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand [to be] hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
2 Chronicles 8:10 And these [were] the chief of king Solomon's officers, [even] two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
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1K 5:16. 2Ch 2:18; 8:10.

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