1 Reyes 9:23

Listen to 1 Reyes 9:23
23 Y los que Salom贸n hab铆a hecho jefes y prep贸sitos sobre las obras, eran quinientos y cincuenta, los cuales estaban sobre el pueblo que trabajaba en aquella obra.

1 Reyes 9:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 9:23

These were the chief of the officers over Solomon's work
In building the above houses and cities:

five hundred and fifty which bore rule over the people that wrought
in the work;
in ( 2 Chronicles 8:10 ) they are said to be but two hundred and fifty; now it may be observed, as is by the Jewish writers, that there were three sorts of those rulers; the lowest rank and order of them consisted of 3300, the next of three hundred which were over the 3300, and being numbered with them made 3600, ( 2 Chronicles 2:18 ) and the highest rank of them were two hundred and fifty, and the middlemost and highest being joined together, as they are here, made five hundred and fifty. Abarbinel reconciles the places thus, the two hundred and fifty were only over those that wrought in the temple; and the five hundred and fifty here were those that were over such that were employed in the various parts of the kingdom.

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1 Reyes 9:23 In-Context

21 A sus hijos que quedaron en la tierra despu茅s de ellos, que los hijos de Israel no pudieron acabar, hizo Salom贸n que sirviesen con tributo hasta hoy.
22 Mas 谩 ninguno de los hijos de Israel impuso Salom贸n servicio, sino que eran hombres de guerra, 贸 sus criados, 贸 sus pr铆ncipes, 贸 sus capitanes, 贸 comandantes de sus carros, 贸 su gente de 谩 caballo.
23 Y los que Salom贸n hab铆a hecho jefes y prep贸sitos sobre las obras, eran quinientos y cincuenta, los cuales estaban sobre el pueblo que trabajaba en aquella obra.
24 Y subi贸 la hija de Fara贸n de la ciudad de David 谩 su casa que Salom贸n le hab铆a edificado: entonces edific贸 茅l 谩 Millo.
25 Y ofrec铆a Salom贸n tres veces cada un a帽o holocaustos y pac铆ficos sobre el altar que 茅l edific贸 谩 Jehov谩, y quemaba perfumes sobre el que estaba delante de Jehov谩, despu茅s que la casa fu茅 acabada.
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