1 Kings 9:23
New International Version
They were also the chief officials in charge of Solomon’s projects—550 officials supervising those who did the work.

New Living Translation
Solomon appointed 550 of them to supervise the people working on his various projects.

English Standard Version
These were the chief officers who were over Solomon’s work: 550 who had charge of the people who carried on the work.

Berean Standard Bible
They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did 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.

New King James Version
Others were chiefs of the officials who were over Solomon’s work: five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people who did the work.

New American Standard Bible
These were the chief officers who were in charge of Solomon’s work, 550, who ruled over the people doing the work.

NASB 1995
These were the chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people doing the work.

NASB 1977
These were the chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people doing the work.

Legacy Standard Bible
These were the chief deputies who were over Solomon’s work, 550, who had dominion over the people doing the work.

Amplified Bible
These were the chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people doing the work.

Christian Standard Bible
These were the deputies who were over Solomon’s work: 550 who supervised the people doing 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.

American Standard Version
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
These are Governors over the work of Solomon: five hundred and fifty that rule over the people, and they performed the work.

Contemporary English Version
Solomon appointed 550 officers to be in charge of his workers and to watch over his building projects.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These were the officers in charge of Solomon's projects: 550 foremen for the people who did the work.

Good News Translation
There were 550 officials in charge of the forced labor working on Solomon's various building projects.

International Standard Version
There were 550 chief officers who supervised Solomon's activities and managed the staff that was doing the work.

JPS Tanakh 1917
These were the chief officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who bore rule over the people that wrought in the work.

Literal Standard Version
These [are] the five hundred and fifty heads of the officers who [are] over the work of Solomon, those ruling among the people who are laboring in the work.

Majority Standard Bible
They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.

New American Bible
There were five hundred fifty overseers answerable to Solomon’s governors for the work, directing the people engaged in 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.

New Revised Standard Version
These were the chief officers who were over Solomon’s work: five hundred fifty, who had charge of the people who carried on the work.

New Heart English Bible
These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work, five hundred fifty, who bore rule over the people who labored in the work.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
These were the five hundred fifty chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, who ruled over the people who labored in the work.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

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Context
Solomon's Numerous Achievements
22But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry. 23They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work. 24As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.…

Cross References
1 Kings 5:16
not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.

2 Chronicles 8:10
They were also the chief officers for King Solomon: 250 supervisors.


Treasury of Scripture

These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bore rule over the people that worked in the work.

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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1 Kings 9
1. God's covenant in a vision with Solomon
10. The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiran
15. In Solomon's works the Gentiles were his bondmen, the Israelites servants
24. Pharaoh's daughter removes to her house
25. Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices
26. His navy fetches gold from Ophir














(23) Five hundred and fifty.--In 1Kings 5:16 we read of just six times as many officers as those here mentioned over the workers for the Temple. But in that passage there would seem to be reference to the special levy then raised; here the description is apparently of a regularly established system.

Verse 23. - 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 [see on 1 Kings 5:16].

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
[They]
אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

[were also] the chief
שָׂרֵ֣י (śā·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

officers
הַנִּצָּבִ֗ים (han·niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm)
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5324: To take one's stand, stand

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Solomon’s
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה (liš·lō·mōh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

projects:
הַמְּלָאכָה֙ (ham·mə·lā·ḵāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

550
חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים (ḥă·miš·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 2572: Fifty

supervisors over
הָרֹדִ֣ים (hā·rō·ḏîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7287: To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off

the people
בָּעָ֔ם (bā·‘ām)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

who did
הָעֹשִׂ֖ים (hā·‘ō·śîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

the work.
בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ (bam·mə·lā·ḵāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property


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