1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 Kings 5:13 Solomon drafted forced labor out of all Israel. 1 Kings 9:15 makes it clear that Solomon did not force Israelites to work abroad, but only workers from the Canaanite population of Israel. Two quite distinct groups are intended in 1 Kings 5:13 and 1 Kings 9:15. The first group consists of 30,000 Canaanites and is supervised by 550 officials. The other comprises 150,000 Israelites and is supervised by 3,300 foremen.

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