²¹Solomon conscripted the descendants^a of all these peoples remaining in the land—whom the Israelites could not exterminateⁱ^b—to serve as slave labor,^c as it is to this day.

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Footnotes

iThe Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

Cross references

aSee Ge 9:25–26
bSee Jos 15:63
cSee Ge 49:15; See Ex 1:11; See Dt 20:11

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel were unable to devote to destruction—these Solomon drafted to be slaves, and so they are to this day.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

their descendants who remained in the land after them, those whom the Israelites were unable to destroy completely—Solomon imposed forced labor on them; it is still this way today.

NLTNew Living Translation

These were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not completely destroyed. So Solomon conscripted them for his labor force, and they serve in the labor force to this day.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

their children who remained after them in the land, whom the Israelites were not able to completely destroy, Solomon conscripted them for forced labor, until this very day.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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