But Solomon did not consign the Israelites to be slaves for his work; they were soldiers, commanders of his captains, and commanders of his chariots and his cavalry.

惟有以色列人，所罗门不使他们当奴仆做工，乃是作他的战士、军长的统领、车兵长、马兵长。

惟有以色列人，所罗门不使他们当奴仆做工，而是作他的战士、军官、战车长、骑兵长。

惟有以色列人，所罗门不使他们当奴仆做工，而是作他的战士、军官、战车长、骑兵长。

所罗门王没有让以色列人服劳役，而是让他们做战士、将领、战车长和骑兵长。

唯独以色列人，所罗门没有驱使他们为他的工程作奴仆；他们作了他的战士、军长、车兵长和马兵长。

惟有以色列人，所羅門不使他們當奴僕做工，乃是作他的戰士、軍長的統領、車兵長、馬兵長。

惟有以色列人，所羅門不使他們當奴僕做工，而是作他的戰士、軍官、戰車長、騎兵長。

惟有以色列人，所羅門不使他們當奴僕做工，而是作他的戰士、軍官、戰車長、騎兵長。

所羅門王沒有讓以色列人服勞役，而是讓他們做戰士、將領、戰車長和騎兵長。

唯獨以色列人，所羅門沒有驅使他們為他的工程作奴僕；他們作了他的戰士、軍長、車兵長和馬兵長。

但是以色列人、所羅門卻沒有使他們當奴隸作工；他們乃是戰士，乃是他的軍官長、和車兵長馬兵長。

惟以色列人、所羅門不使之服役、乃為戰士、軍長、及車騎之長、

所羅門不使以色列族服役。使為武士長、軍士長、車騎長、

惟以色列人、所羅門不使為夫役、彼乃為其戰士、將帥、車騎長、

But Solomon did not make slaves of the Israelites for his work; they were his fighting men, commanders of his captains, and commanders of his chariots and charioteers.

But Solomon didn’t force the Israelites to work as his slaves. Instead, some were his fighting men. Others were commanders of his captains, chariots and chariot drivers.

But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves for his work; they were soldiers, and his officers, the commanders of his chariots, and his horsemen.

But Solomon did not conscript any of the Israelites for his labor force. Instead, he assigned them to serve as fighting men, officers in his army, commanders of his chariots, and charioteers.

But Solomon did not consign the Israelites to be slaves for his work; they were soldiers, commanders of his captains, and commanders of his chariots and his cavalry.

But Solomon did not make slaves from the sons of Israel for his work; for they were men of war, his chief captains and commanders of his chariots and his horsemen.

But Solomon did not make the children of Israel servants for his work. Some were men of war, captains of his officers, captains of his chariots, and his cavalry.

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.

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.

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

But of the children of Israel, Solomon made 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.

Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman.

Now if you will listen to Me and carefully keep My covenant, you will be My own possession out of all the peoples, although all the earth is Mine,and you will be My kingdom of priests and My holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to say to the Israelites.”

“ If your brother among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, you must not force him to do slave labor.Let him stay with you as a hired hand or temporary resident; he may work for you until the Year of Jubilee.Then he and his children are to be released from you, and he may return to his clan and his ancestral property.They are not to be sold as slaves, because they are My slaves that I brought out of the land of Egypt.You are not to rule over them harshly but fear your God.Your male and female slaves are to be from the nations around you; you may purchase male and female slaves.You may also purchase them from the foreigners staying with you, or from their families living among you— those born in your land. These may become your property.You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But concerning your brothers, the Israelites, you must not rule over one another harshly.

But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

He said,“ These are the rights of the king who will rule over you: He will take your sons and put them to his use in his chariots, on his horses, or running in front of his chariots.He can appoint them for his use as commanders of thousands or commanders of fifties, to plow his ground or reap his harvest, or to make his weapons of war or the equipment for his chariots.