The Meaning of 1 Kings 9:22 Explained

1 Kings 9:22

KJV: 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.

YLT: And out of the sons of Israel Solomon hath not appointed a servant, for they are the men of war, and his servants, and his heads, and his captains, and the heads of his chariots, and his horsemen.

Darby: But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen; but they were men of war, and his servants, and his chiefs, and his captains, and captains of his chariots, and his horsemen.

ASV: But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondservants; but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

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What is the context of 1 Kings 9:22?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 1 Kings 9:22 Mean?

Context Summary

1Ki 9:15-28 - Prosperity And Wealth

Solomon was a great builder and employed vast numbers of Canaanites, the old inhabitants of the land, as forced laborers. They performed the drudgery, while the Israelites filled the more honorable and lucrative posts. See Isaiah 60:10. There are Amorites and Perizzites in our lives. Let us not be mastered by them, but compel them to subserve our own growth in grace.

Millo was the key to the fortifications of Jerusalem; Hazor and Megiddo, Baalath and Tadmor guarded the northern frontier. On the extreme south, the navies visited distant realms, and returned laden with gold. Such were Israel's midsummer days. But as, in the latter days of summer, there is the faint odor of decay in the air, and we know that the autumn comes apace, so beneath all this splendor and imperial glory, as we turn to the earlier chapters of Ecclesiastes, we learn that decadence was at its heart.

1Ki 9:1-28 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1Ki 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

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 9:22 mean?

But of the sons of Israel no made Solomon forced laborers because they [were] men of war and his servants and his officers and his captains and commanders of his chariots and his cavalry -

וּמִבְּנֵי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹֽא־ נָתַ֥ן שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה עָ֑בֶד כִּי־ הֵ֞ם אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וַעֲבָדָיו֙ וְשָׂרָ֣יו וְשָׁלִשָׁ֔יו וְשָׂרֵ֥י רִכְבּ֖וֹ וּפָרָשָֽׁיו ס

וּמִבְּנֵי֙	But of the sons
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לֹֽא־	no
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
נָתַ֥ן	made
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה	Solomon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׁלֹמֹה Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
עָ֑בֶד	forced laborers
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
כִּי־	because
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
הֵ֞ם	they [were]
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine plural Root: הֵם Sense: they, these, the same, who.
אַנְשֵׁ֣י	men
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה	of war
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war.
וַעֲבָדָיו֙	and his servants
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
וְשָׂרָ֣יו	and his officers
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: סָרַר Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
וְשָׁלִשָׁ֔יו	and his captains
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלִישׁ Sense: third part.
וְשָׂרֵ֥י	and commanders
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: סָרַר Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
רִכְבּ֖וֹ	of his chariots
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: רֶכֶב Sense: a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders.
וּפָרָשָֽׁיו	and his cavalry
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: פָּרָשׁ Sense: horse, steed, warhorse.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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Similar Scriptures for 1 Kings 9:22

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