1 Kings 9:21-23

Evangelical Heritage Version

²¹ their descendants who remained in the land, whom the Israelites were not able to destroy completely—were drafted for forced labor by Solomon. They are serving right up to this day. ²² But Solomon did not press the people of Israel into service. Rather, they were his warriors, his government officials, his staff, his military officers, the commanders of his chariots, and his charioteers. ²³ These were the officials who were overseeing Solomon’s work. Five hundred fifty officials were overseeing the people doing the work.