1 Kings 9:23
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New International Version (©2011)
They were also the chief officials in charge of Solomon's projects--550 officials supervising those who did the work.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Solomon appointed 550 of them to supervise the people working on his various projects.

English Standard Version (©2001)
These were the chief officers who were over Solomon’s work: 550 who had charge of the people who carried on the work.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people doing the work.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
These were the deputies who were over Solomon's work: 550 who ruled over the people doing the work.

International Standard Version (©2012)
There were 550 chief officers who supervised Solomon's activities and managed the staff that was doing the work.

NET Bible (©2006)
These men were also in charge of Solomon's work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
These were the officers in charge of Solomon's projects: 550 foremen for the people who did the work.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who bore rule over the people that did the work.

American King James Version
These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bore rule over the people that worked in the work.

American Standard Version
These were the chief officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there were five hundred and fifty chief officers set over all the works of Solomon, and they had people under them, and had charge over the appointed works.

Darby Bible Translation
These were the chief superintendents that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, that ruled over the people that wrought in the work.

English Revised Version
These were the chief officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.

Webster's Bible Translation
These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who bore rule over the people that wrought in the work.

World English Bible
These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work, five hundred fifty, who bore rule over the people who labored in the work.

Young's Literal Translation
These are the heads of the officers who are over the work of Solomon, fifty and five hundred, those ruling among the people who are labouring in the work.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:15-28 Here is a further account of Solomon's greatness. He began at the right end, for he built God's house first, and finished that before he began his own; then God blessed him, and he prospered in all his other buildings. Let piety begin, and profit follow; leave pleasure to the last. Whatever pains we take for the glory of God, and to profit others, we are likely to have the advantage. Canaan, the holy land, the glory of all lands, had no gold in it; which shows that the best produce is that which is for the present support of life, our own and others; such things did Canaan produce. Solomon got much by his merchandise, and yet has directed us to a better trade, within reach of the poorest. Wisdom is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold, Pr 3:14.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 23. - These were the chief of the Officers that were over Solomon's work; five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work [see on 1 Kings 5:16].

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

These were the chief of the officers over Solomon's work,.... In building the above houses and cities:

five hundred and fifty which bore rule over the people that wrought in the work; in 2 Chronicles 8:10 they are said to be but two hundred and fifty; now it may be observed, as is by the Jewish writers, that there were three sorts of those rulers; the lowest rank and order of them consisted of 3300, the next of three hundred which were over the 3300, and being numbered with them made 3600, 2 Chronicles 2:18 and the highest rank of them were two hundred and fifty, and the middlemost and highest being joined together, as they are here, made five hundred and fifty. Abarbinel reconciles the places thus, the two hundred and fifty were only over those that wrought in the temple; and the five hundred and fifty here were those that were over such that were employed in the various parts of the kingdom.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

23. These were the chief of the officers—(See on [304]2Ch 8:10).

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Solomon's Numerous Achievements
…22But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no slaves: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. 23These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bore rule over the people that worked in the work. 24But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David to her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo. …

1 Kings 5:16 as well as thirty-three hundred foremen who supervised the project and directed the workers.
2 Chronicles 8:10 They were also King Solomon's chief officials--two hundred and fifty officials supervising the men.