- but they were men:
- "So kingª Solomonª was¹ kingª over¹ all¹ Israel.ª ... And those¹ officersª° provided victualª° for¹ kingª Solomon,ª and for all¹ that cameª unto¹ kingª Solomon'sª table,ª every manª in his month:ª they lackedª° nothing.ª¹" {1Kg 4:1-27} + "And he said,ª° This¹ will be¹ the mannerª of the kingª that¹ shall reignª° over¹ you: He will takeª°¹ your sons,ª and appointª° [them] for himself, for his chariots,ª and [to be] his horsemen;ª and [some] shall runª° beforeª his chariots.ª ... And he will appointª° him captainsª over thousands,ª and captainsª over fifties;ª and [will set them] to earª° his ground,ª and to reapª° his harvest,ª and to makeª° his instrumentsª of war,ª and instrumentsª of his chariots.ª" {1Sm 8:11-12} + "But of¹ the childrenª of Israelª did Solomonª makeª° no¹ servantsª for his work;ª but¹ they¹ [were] men²¹ of war,ª and chiefª of his captains,ª and captainsª of his chariotsª and horsemen.ª ... And these¹ [were] the chiefª of kingª Solomon'sª officers,ª°°² [even] two hundredª and fifty,ª that bare ruleª° over the people.ª" {2Ch 8:9-10}
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