Verse 9

But of the children of Israel Solomon did not make servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chiefs of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men ingen av israelittene ble gjort til tjenere for Salomos arbeid; de var hans krigere, kommandører, vognstyrere og ryttere.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men av Israels barn gjorde ikke Salomo noen til tredvedtjeneste for sitt arbeid; men de var krigere, hans hærførere, vognkapteiner og ryttere.

• Norsk King James

  Men blant Israels barn gjorde ikke Salomo noen til sine arbeidere; de var krigere, ledere for hans kapteiner og befal for hans vogner og hester.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men av Israels barn gjorde Salomo ikke noen til slaver til sitt arbeid; de var soldater, befal og kampledere, og lederne over hans vogner og ryttere.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men av israelittene gjorde Salomo ingen til treller for sitt arbeid. De var krigsfolk, høvedsmenn for hans stridsvogner og ryttere.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men av Israels barn gjorde Salomo ingen til treller for sitt arbeid; de var krigsfolk, høvdinger for hans offiserer, og ledere for hans vogner og ryttere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men Salomo gjorde at ingen av Israels barn ble gjort til tjenere for hans arbeid; de var krigsfolk, ledere for hans kapteiner og for hans vogner og ryttere.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men av Israels barn gjorde Salomo ingen til treller for sitt arbeid; de var krigsfolk, høvdinger for hans offiserer, og ledere for hans vogner og ryttere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men av Israels barn gjorde ikke Salomo noen til slaver for sitt arbeid; de var krigere, høvdinger for hans offiserer, førere av vognene og hans ryttere.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But Solomon did not make any of the Israelites slaves for his work; instead, they served as soldiers, commanders of his officers, commanders of his chariots, and his cavalry.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men av Israels barn gjorde Salomo ingen til slaver for sitt arbeid; for de var krigere, hans høvedsmenn, og lederne for hans vogner og hestetyper.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men af Israels Børn gjorde Salomo ikke (Nogen) til Trælle til sin Gjerning, men de vare Krigsmænd og Fyrster over hans Høvedsmænd, og Fyrster over hans Vogne og hans Ryttere.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men av Israels barn gjorde Salomo ingen til slaver for sitt arbeid; de var krigere, overordnede befalingsmenn, vognførere og ryttere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men av Israels barn gjorde Salomo ingen til sine tjenere; de var krigere, og kommandanter for hans styrker, og overordnede for hans vogner og ryttere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Salomo gjorde ingen av Israels barn til slaver for sitt arbeid, men de var krigsmenn, høvdinger over hans offiserer, hærførere og ryttere.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men av Israels barn gjorde Salomo ingen tjenere for sitt arbeid; de var krigere, hans befal og høvdinger over hans vogner og hestfolk.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men Salomo gjorde ingen av Israels barn til sine tjenere; de var menn av krig, hans øverster, hans tusenførere og førere av hans vogner og ryttere.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for the children of Israel, Salomon made no bondmen of them vnto his worke, but they were men of warre, and chefe captaynes, and ouer his charettes & horsmen.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But of the children of Israel did Salomon make no seruantes for his worke: for they were men of warre, and his chiefe princes, and the captaines of his charets and of his horsemen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But of the children of Israel dyd Solomon make no bondemen for his worke: but they were men of warre, and rulers, and great lordes with him, and captaynes ouer his charets and horsemen.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But 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 rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And none of the sons of Israel hath Solomon made servants for his work, but they `are' men of war, and heads of his captains, and heads of his charioteers, and of his horsemen;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But 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 rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Solomon did not make use of the children of Israel as servants for his work; they were men of war, his chiefs and his captains, and captains of his war-carriages and his horsemen.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But 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 rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; the Israelites served as his soldiers, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 19:5-6 : 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to me above all people; for all the earth is mine: 6 And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.
• Lev 25:39-46 : 39 And if your brother who dwells by you becomes poor, and is sold to you; you shall not compel him to serve as a bondservant: 40 But as a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the year of Jubilee: 41 And then he shall depart from you, both he and his children with him, and shall return to his own family, and to the possession of his fathers shall he return. 42 For they are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. 43 You shall not rule over him with rigor; but shall fear your God. 44 Both your bondmen, and your bondmaids, whom you shall have, shall be of the nations that are around you; from them shall you buy bondmen and bondmaids. 45 Moreover of the children of the strangers who dwell among you, from them shall you buy, and from their families that are with you, which they begot in your land: and they shall be your possession. 46 And you shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen forever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, you shall not rule one over another with rigor.
• 1 Sam 8:11-12 : 11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for his own use, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots. 12 And he will appoint captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war, and equipment for his chariots.
• Gal 4:26 : 26 But the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.
• Gal 4:31 : 31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free.