SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:21
a sus hijos que quedaron en la tierra después de ellos, que los hijos de Israel no pudieron acabar, hizo Salomón que sirviesen con tributo hasta hoy.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:21
Verse 21. A tribute of bond-service] He made them do the most labourious part of the public works, the Israelites being generally exempt. When Sesostris, king of Egypt, returned from his wars, he caused temples to be built in all the cities of Egypt, but did not employ one Egyptian in the work, having built the whole by the hands of the captives which he had taken in his wars. Hence he caused this inscription to be placed upon each temple:- oudeiv egcwriov eiv auta memocqhke. No native has laboured in these Diodour. Sic. Bibl., lib. i., c. 56.
It appears that Solomon might with propriety have placed a similar inscription on most of his works.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 21. Their children that were left after them in the land , etc.] The posterity of those left unsubdued in the times of Joshua: whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy ; in later times, though now it is thought by some it was not for want of power, but because they had made a covenant with them, as the Gibeonites did, and therefore they could not, because it would have been a breach of covenant to have destroyed them; (see 2 Chronicles 8:8), upon these did Solomon levy a tribute of bond service unto this day ; not a tribute of money, which being poor they were not able to pay, but of service, and which being once laid on was continued, and even to the time of the writing of this book. Ver. 22 . But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen , etc.] For that was contrary to the law; they might be hired servants, but not bond servants, ( Leviticus 25:39,40) but they were men of war ; which he kept in pay, a standing army, maintained even in time of peace, in case of necessity, should an enemy attempt to invade or surprise them: and his servants ; in his family and court, who had offices and employments there: and his princes ; ministers of state, counsellors, governors of cities, etc. and his captains ; officers in his army: and rulers of his chariots and his horsemen ; war chariots and troopers; (see 1 Kings 9:19).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 15-28 - Here is a further account of Solomon's greatness. He began at the righ end, for he built God's house first, and finished that before he bega his own; then God blessed him, and he prospered in all his othe buildings. Let piety begin, and profit follow; leave pleasure to the last. Whatever pains we take for the glory of God, and to profi others, we are likely to have the advantage. Canaan, the holy land, the glory of all lands, had no gold in it; which shows that the bes produce is that which is for the present support of life, our own an others; such things did Canaan produce. Solomon got much by his merchandise, and yet has directed us to a better trade, within reach of the poorest. Wisdom is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold, Pr 3:14 __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
בניהם 1121 אשׁר 834 נתרו 3498 אחריהם 310 בארץ 776 אשׁר 834 לא 3808 יכלו 3201 בני 1121 ישׂראל 3478 להחרימם 2763 ויעלם 5927 שׁלמה 8010 למס 4522 עבד 5647 עד 5704 היום 3117 הזה׃ 2088
