1 Kings 9:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ שָׂרֵ֣י הַנִצָּבִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר עַל־הַמְּלָאכָה֙ לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת הָרֹדִ֣ים בָּעָ֔ם הָעֹשִׂ֖ים בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃

Transliteration

These śārê the-niṣṣābîm who over-the-məlāʾkāh for-šəlōmōh, five hundred and fifty, the ones hārōdîm among-the-ʿām the ones hāʿōśîm in-the-məlāʾkāh.

Grammar Details

*śārê*: noun, masculine plural construct - chiefs of
*niṣṣābîm*: niphal participle, masculine plural with article - the ones stationed
*məlāʾkāh*: noun, feminine singular with article - the work
*šəlōmōh*: proper noun - Solomon
*hārōdîm*: qal participle, masculine plural with article - the ones ruling
*ʿām*: noun, masculine singular with article - the people
*hāʿōśîm*: qal participle, masculine plural with article - the ones doing

Word Meanings

*śārê haniṣṣābîm*: chief officers/supervisors/overseers
*məlāʾkāh*: work/labor/task
*hārōdîm*: ruling over/supervising/directing
*hāʿōśîm bamməlāʾkāh*: those doing the work/laborers/workers

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 5:16 : 16 Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
2 Chr 8:10 : 10 And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
2 Chr 2:18 : 18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Kgs 5:13-18
6 verses
84%
13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
14And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.
15And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
16Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
2 Chr 8:9-10
2 verses
84%
9But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.
10And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
2 Chr 2:17-18
2 verses
76%
17And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
18And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
1 Kgs 9:21-22
2 verses
75%
21Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
22But 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.
2 Chr 2:2
75%
2And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
1 Chr 23:4-5
2 verses
72%
4Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
1 Kgs 4:6-7
2 verses
70%
6And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
1 Chr 9:9
70%
9And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
2 Chr 1:2
69%
2Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.
1 Chr 29:6
68%
6Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,
Num 1:46
68%
46Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
Ezra 2:58
68%
58All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
Neh 7:60
68%
60All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
1 Kgs 9:15
67%
15And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
Exod 18:21
67%
21Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
1 Chr 28:21
67%
21And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.
2 Chr 9:25
67%
25And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
1 Chr 22:15
67%
15Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
Num 2:23
67%
23And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
1 Chr 25:1
67%
1Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
Deut 1:15
67%
15So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
Neh 11:3
67%
3Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.
2 Sam 24:9
67%
9And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
1 Sam 8:12
67%
12And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
2 Sam 20:23
67%
23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
1 Chr 27:1
66%
1Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.
2 Chr 26:12-13
2 verses
66%
12The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.
13And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
2 Chr 34:13
66%
13Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.
2 Sam 18:1
66%
1And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
Isa 3:3
66%
3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
1 Kgs 20:15
66%
15Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
1 Chr 12:23
66%
23And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
1 Chr 9:13
66%
13And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
1 Chr 29:24
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1 Chr 23:24
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1 Kgs 4:27
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27And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
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2 Chr 31:13
65%
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