Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 8:9
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.
9. and chief of his captains ] Read (with 1Ki 9:22) and his princes and his captains. The statements of this verse must be read in connexion with 1Ki 5:13 ff; 1Ki 12:4 ff., whence it appears that though Solomon did not actually reduce any Israelite to permanent slavery, yet he imposed upon his own people a corve which was felt to be very burdensome.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 9. But of the children of Israel] 1Kg 9:21.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
[See comments on 2Ch 8:6].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
should be altered into as in 1Ki 9:22, for are not chariot combatants, but royal adjutants; see on Exo 14:7 and 2Sa 23:8. Over the statute labourers 250 upper overseers were placed. , chief of the superiors, i.e., chief overseer. The Keth. , praefecti , is the true reading; cf. 1Ch 18:13; 2Ch 17:2. The Keri has arisen out of 1Ki 9:23. These overseers were Israelites, while in the number 550 (1Ki 9:23) the Israelite and Canaanite upper overseers are both included; see on 2Ch 2:17. refers to , 2Ch 8:7, and denotes the Canaanite people who remained.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
2Ch 8:9 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.
Ver. 9. But of the children of Israel. ] See 1Ki 9:22 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
But of the: Exo 19:5, Exo 19:6, Lev 25:39-46, Gal 4:26, Gal 4:31
they were men: 1Sa 8:11, 1Sa 8:12
Reciprocal: 1Ki 9:22 – but they were men