Discovery Box1 Kings 9:22-23 
Context9:22 Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; 1 the Israelites served as his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces. 2 9:23 These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers. 3
1 sn These work crews. The work crews referred to here must be different than the temporary crews described in 5:13-16.
2 tn Heb “officers of his chariots and his horses.”
3 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.”
