1 Kings 9:15

9:15 Here are the details concerning the work crews 1  King Solomon conscripted 2  to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, 3  and the cities of 4  Hazor, 5  Megiddo, 6  and Gezer.

1 Kings 9:22-23

9:22 Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; 7  the Israelites served as his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces. 8  9:23 These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers. 9 

1 sn The work crews. This Hebrew word מַס (mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

2 tn Heb “raised up.”

3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

4 tn The words “the cities of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

5 map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.

6 map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.

7 sn These work crews. The work crews referred to here must be different than the temporary crews described in 5:13-16.

8 tn Heb “officers of his chariots and his horses.”

9 tn Heb “these [were] the officials of the governors who were over the work belonging to Solomon, five hundred fifty, the ones ruling over the people, the ones doing the work.”