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. 10 These were King Solomon’s deputies: 250 who ruled over the people.

11 Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh from the city of David to the house he had built for her,(A) for he said, “My wife must not live in the house[a] of David king of Israel because the places the ark of the Lord has come into are holy.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 8:11 LXX reads city

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