| I Kings 9:22
| But of the children of Israel, Solomon made not any to be bond-men, but they were warriors, and his servants, and his princes, and captains, and overseers of the chariots and horses.
| Bondmen. Paralipomenon, To serve in the king's works; for they were warriors, etc. The natural subjects performed the more honourable offices. (Haydock) --- Strangers pay tribute, Matthew 17:24. Sesostris, king of Egypt, caused many temples to be erected after his expeditions, with this inscription: "No native laboured at them." (Diodorus i.)
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