Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
Of the children
But they were men
Bible References
Of the children
Leviticus 25:39
"If your brother with you becomes so poor that he sells himself to you, you are not to make him serve like a bond slave.
But they were men
1 Kings 4:1
And so King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.
1 Samuel 8:11
He said, "This is how the king who rules over you will operate: He will conscript your sons and assign them to his chariots. He will conscript them as his horsemen, and they'll run in front of his chariots.
2 Chronicles 8:9
However, Solomon never made conscripted laborers from among the Israelis, but they did serve as his army, as his chief captains, and as commanders in charge of his chariots and cavalry.