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But of the children of Israel Solomon made no bondservants; but they were the men of war, his servants, his princes, his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
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Verse 22. Bondmen. Par. To serve in the king’s works; for they were warriors, and so forth The natural subjects performed the more honourable offices. Bible.—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 on them.” Diodorus i.
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