"{But} of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomo…" — 2 Chronicles 8:8

2 Chronicles 8:8 · KJV

“{But} of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.”

— 2 Chronicles 8:8

Verse 7

{As for} all the people {that were} left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which {were} not of Israel,

Verse 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.

2 Chronicles 8 — Context

And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion. {all that...: Heb. all the desire of Solomon which he desired to build}

{As for} all the people {that were} left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which {were} not of Israel,

{But} of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.

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.

And these {were} the chief of king Solomon's officers, {even} two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.

Cross References

Joshua 16:10

And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.

1 Kings 9:21

Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.

1 Kings 4:6

And Ahishar {was} over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda {was} over the tribute. {tribute: or, levy}

Joshua 17:13

Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.

Psalms 106:34

They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:

1 Kings 5:13-14

And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. {levy: Heb. tribute of men}

Judges 1:21-36

And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

2 Chronicles 2:17-18

And Solomon numbered all the strangers that {were} in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. {the strangers: Heb. the men the strangers}