Parallel Verses
King James 2000
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.
New American Standard Bible
These were the
King James Version
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 Bible
These were the deputies
International Standard Version
There were 550 chief officers who supervised Solomon's activities and managed the staff that was doing the work.
A Conservative Version
These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who bore rule over the people that labored in 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.
Amplified
These were the chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people doing the work.
Bible in Basic English
These were the chiefs of the overseers of Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, in authority over the people who did the work.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
These the chiefs being stationed which were over the work to Solomon, fifty and five hundred going down among the people working in the work
Lexham Expanded Bible
These [were] the commanders of the overseers who [were] over the work for Solomon, five hundred and fifty, ruling over the people doing the work.
Modern King James verseion
These were the chief of the officers who were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty who ruled over the people who labored in the work.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And these many lords that oversaw the work, had Solomon five hundred and fifty, which ruled the people that wrought 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 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.
The Emphasized Bible
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.
Webster
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 chief officers who were over Solomon's work, five hundred fifty, who bore rule over the people who labored in the work.
Youngs 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.
Interlinear
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M@la'kah
me'ah
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 9:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Accomplishments
22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no slaves: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. 23 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. 24 But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.
Names
Cross References
1 Kings 5:16
Besides the chief of Solomon's officers who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who ruled over the people that labored in the work.
2 Chronicles 8:10
And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bore rule over the people.
2 Chronicles 2:18
And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to quarry in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to make the people work.