New International VersionThere were still people left from the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites).
New Living TranslationThere were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
English Standard VersionAll the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel,
Berean Standard BibleAs for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)—
King James BibleAs 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,
New King James VersionAll the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of Israel—
New American Standard BibleAll of the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel,
NASB 1995All of the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel,
NASB 1977All of the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel,
Legacy Standard BibleAs for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel,
Amplified BibleAll the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel,
Christian Standard BibleAs for all the peoples who remained of the Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not from Israel —
Holman Christian Standard BibleAs for all the peoples who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not from Israel—
American Standard VersionAs for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, that were not of Israel;
English Revised VersionAs 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;
GOD'S WORD® TranslationThe Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites had been left [in the land] because the Israelites had not been able to destroy them. They were not Israelites,
International Standard VersionAll of the survivors who remained living in the land but who were not Israelis (including Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)
NET BibleNow several non-Israelite peoples were left in the land after the conquest of Joshua, including the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
New Heart English BibleAs for all the people who were left of the Hethites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel;
Webster's Bible TranslationAs for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel, Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAs for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)—
World English BibleAs for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel— Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAll the people who are left of the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, who are not of Israel—
Young's Literal Translation All the people who are left of the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, who are not of Israel --
Smith's Literal TranslationAll the people being left from the Hittites and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites and the Jebusites, which they were not from Israel, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAll the people that were left of the Hethites, and the Amorrhites, and the Pherezites, and the Hevites, and the Jebusites, that were not of the stock of Israel:
Catholic Public Domain VersionAll the people who had been left from the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, those who were not from the stock of Israel,
New American BibleAll the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites who were not Israelites—
New Revised Standard VersionAll the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAs for all the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel,
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd all the people that are left of the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Khivites and the Yebusites who were not from the children of Israel OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel;
Brenton Septuagint TranslationAs for all the people that was left of the Chettites, and the Amorites, and the Pherezites, and the Evites, and the Jebusites, who are not of Israel,
Additional Translations ... Audio Bible
Context Solomon's Additional Accomplishments… 6as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion. 7As for allthe peoplewho remainedofthe Hittites,Amorites,Perizzites,Hivites,and Jebusites(the people whowere notIsraelites)—8their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to destroy—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.…
Cross References Joshua 9:21-27They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise. / Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us? / Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.” ...
1 Kings 9:20-21As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
Exodus 23:31-33And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you. / You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. / They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
Deuteronomy 7:1-2When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.
Judges 1:21-36The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites. / The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them. / They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz), ...
1 Kings 5:13-14Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. / He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.
1 Kings 4:6Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
1 Kings 12:18Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
1 Kings 9:15-19This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. / Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife. / So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon, ...
1 Kings 11:1-2King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.
1 Kings 11:14-22Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. / Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. / Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom. ...
1 Kings 11:23-25And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah, / and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control. / Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout the days of Solomon, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled over Aram with hostility toward Israel.
1 Kings 11:26-40Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king, / and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David. / Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph. ...
2 Samuel 20:24Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
2 Chronicles 2:17-18Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all. / Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
Treasury of Scripture 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, As for all 1 Kings 9:20-22And all the peoplethat were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, whichwere not of the children of Israel, … the Hittites Genesis 15:19-21 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, … Deuteronomy 7:1 When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; Jump to Previous AmoriteAmoritesHittiteHittitesHiviteHivitesIsraelIsraelitesJebusiteJebusitesJeb'usitesPeoplesPerizzitePerizzitesPer'izzitesRestJump to Next AmoriteAmoritesHittiteHittitesHiviteHivitesIsraelIsraelitesJebusiteJebusitesJeb'usitesPeoplesPerizzitePerizzitesPer'izzitesRest2 Chronicles 8 1.Solomon's buildings7.The remaining Canaanites, Solomon makes tributaries, but the Israelites rulers11.Pharaoh's daughter removes to her house12.Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices14.He appoints the priests and Levites to their places17.The navy fetches gold from OphirAs for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and JebusitesThis phrase refers to the remnants of the Canaanite tribes that originally inhabited the Promised Land before the Israelites' conquest. These groups are frequently mentioned in the Old Testament as the inhabitants of Canaan whom God commanded the Israelites to drive out ( Deuteronomy 7:1-2). The presence of these people in Solomon's time indicates that the Israelites did not fully obey God's command to remove them, which had long-term implications for Israel's spiritual and cultural purity. Archaeological evidence supports the existence of these groups, with findings such as Hittite inscriptions and Amorite artifacts providing historical context. (these people were not Israelites)
This parenthetical note emphasizes the distinction between the Israelites and the remaining Canaanite populations. The Israelites were chosen by God to be a holy nation (Exodus 19:5-6), set apart from other peoples. The continued presence of these non-Israelite groups posed a risk of leading the Israelites into idolatry and away from their covenant with God, as seen in the warnings and consequences outlined in the books of Judges and Kings. This distinction also highlights the theme of separation and holiness that runs throughout the Bible, pointing to the need for God's people to remain distinct in their worship and practices. Persons / Places / Events 1. HittitesAn ancient group of people who lived in the region of Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) and were known for their advanced civilization and conflicts with Egypt and other nations. 2. AmoritesA Semitic people who occupied large parts of Mesopotamia and the Levant. They were often mentioned as adversaries of Israel in the Old Testament. 3. PerizzitesA group of people living in Canaan during the time of the Israelite conquest. They are frequently listed among the inhabitants of the land that Israel was to dispossess. 4. HivitesAnother Canaanite group, often associated with the Gibeonites, who made a treaty with Israel during Joshua's leadership. 5. JebusitesThe original inhabitants of Jerusalem, who were eventually conquered by King David, making Jerusalem the capital of Israel. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty and Human ResponsibilityThe presence of these groups in Israel's land serves as a reminder of Israel's incomplete obedience to God's commands. It challenges us to consider areas in our lives where we may not have fully obeyed God's instructions. Cultural and Spiritual InfluenceThe continued presence of these peoples among the Israelites could lead to cultural and spiritual compromise. We must be vigilant about the influences we allow into our lives and communities. The Role of LeadershipSolomon's management of these groups reflects the complexities of leadership and governance. Leaders today must balance justice, mercy, and practical governance in their roles. God's Grace and RedemptionDespite Israel's failures, God's plan continued. This encourages us to trust in God's redemptive work, even when we fall short. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1.What is the meaning of 2 Chronicles 8:7?
2.How does 2 Chronicles 8:7 illustrate Solomon's approach to non-Israelite populations?
3.What can we learn about God's sovereignty from Solomon's actions in 2 Chronicles 8:7?
4.How does Solomon's treatment of foreigners compare to Leviticus 19:34's command?
5.In what ways can we apply Solomon's leadership decisions to modern governance?
6.How does 2 Chronicles 8:7 challenge us to treat those different from us?
7.Why did Solomon not destroy the remaining Canaanites in 2 Chronicles 8:7?
8.How does 2 Chronicles 8:7 align with God's command to drive out the Canaanites?
9.What does 2 Chronicles 8:7 reveal about Solomon's leadership and priorities?
10.What are the top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 8?
11.How does the forced labor mentioned in 2 Chronicles 8:7–8 reconcile with biblical portrayals of Solomon’s wisdom and godly leadership?
12.In 1 Chronicles 18:4, how do we reconcile the figure of 7,000 horsemen with 2 Samuel 8:4, which mentions 1,700 instead?
13.Why does God forbid David from building the temple in 1 Chronicles 22:8 but never give that explicit reason in the parallel accounts (e.g., 2 Samuel 7)?
14.Why does this chapter prescribe total annihilation of certain nations, while other biblical texts call for mercy and justice (Deuteronomy 20:17-18)?What Does 2 Chronicles 8:7 Mean As for all the people who remained– Solomon is now decades into his reign, and the Chronicler pauses to describe how he handled those Canaanite groups still living inside Israel’s borders. – This phrase looks back to earlier commands: God had ordered Israel to drive out the Canaanites (Deuteronomy 7:1-2;Joshua 23:12-13). Yet pockets of them “remained,” a reminder of Israel’s incomplete obedience (Judges 1:27-36). – By mentioning “all the people,” the text stresses Solomon’s comprehensive census (2 Chronicles 2:17) and the intentional governance decisions that followed.
of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites– These five nations are listed repeatedly in Scripture as key Canaanite peoples (Exodus 23:23;Joshua 3:10). – Their presence traces back to Abraham’s day (Genesis 15:19-21). God promised that one day Israel would possess their land, a promise now largely fulfilled under Solomon. – Bullet-point snapshot of each group’s history: • Hittites – first appear as landowners near Hebron (Genesis 23). • Amorites – formidable mountain dwellers defeated by Joshua (Joshua 10). • Perizzites – agrarian villagers noted inJudges 1:5. • Hivites – the Gibeonites tricked Joshua into a treaty (Joshua 9). • Jebusites – original inhabitants of Jerusalem until David captured it (2 Samuel 5:6-9). – By naming them, the Chronicler reminds readers of God’s faithfulness: every enemy He listed centuries earlier is now under Israelite authority (1 Kings 9:20-21).
(these people were not Israelites)—– The parenthetical note clarifies identity and covenant status. They remained ethnically distinct and outside the covenant community. – Solomon did not treat them as fellow Israelites but as a labor force “subject to forced labor as it is to this day” (2 Chronicles 8:8). This fulfills but also moderates earlier commands, shifting from extermination to servitude (seeJoshua 16:10). – Cross-references show the practical outworking: •1 Kings 5:13-18 – Solomon organized labor for temple and palace projects. •2 Samuel 8:2 – David similarly placed conquered peoples under tribute. – Spiritually, the note warns Israel to guard covenant purity while also highlighting God’s mercy: these non-Israelites were preserved, echoing Rahab and the Gibeonites who found a place among God’s people (Joshua 6:25; 9:27).
summary2 Chronicles 8:7 records how Solomon dealt with the surviving Canaanite populations. They were the leftover nations Israel had once failed to expel. By listing each group, the Chronicler underscores God’s long-standing promises and Israel’s belated but real dominance. Yet the verse also distinguishes covenant insiders from outsiders, reminding readers that God’s people must remain distinct while showing measured restraint toward those who live among them. ( b) THE FORCED LABOUR OF THE CANAANITES(2Chronicles 8:7-10). With this section comp.1Kings 9:20-23, and the Notes there. In Kings it stands in more obvious connection with what precedes; for there the account of Solomon's buildings is headed by the words, "And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, for to build the house of the Lord," &c. (1Kings 9:15). (7)As for all the people that were left.--The verse agrees with1Kings 9:20. . . . Verses 7-10. - These verses, corresponding very nearly exactly with the parallel ( 1 Kings 9:20-23), betray how it was a thing never to be forgotten, if only as a fact, that the extermination of the old possessors of the land had not been entire; so that allusion to it is not omitted even by a post-Captivity compiler. The parallel charitably "whom the children of Israel were not able to destroy utterly," where our text shows with exacter fidelity, whom the children of Israel consumed not. The parallel also uses the words, "levy a tribute of bond- service," for our more ambiguous make to pay tribute ( Judges 3:1-7). In the words, until this day, the copyist, shall we say, too slavish, is again detected (ver. 9). The "levy "in ver. 21 of the parallel probably explains the suddenly mentioned similar language of its fifteenth verse, and again betrays the collected and copied nature of the historic material, the carefulness of sequence not being as observable in selection as might be desired. The distinction between the remnant of aliens and the people of Israel was manifestly that the menial and the laborious service was put on the former. Useful but familiar references to this whole subject are found in Judges 1:21-36; Judges 3:1-5; 1 Chronicles 22:2; 1 Kings 5:13-18. For our two hundred and fifty (which gives the number of overseers over Israelites only) the parallel reads, "five hundred and fifty." It will be remembered that an analogous difference occurs between our 2 Chronicles 2:18 and 1 Kings 5:16. Whether it were the determining reason or not in these two places, it is very imaginable that it would be of less importance in the ages of the post-Captivity annalist to dwell on the minutiae of the different treatment of the aliens.
Parallel Commentaries ...
Hebrew As for allכָּל־(kāl-)Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605:The whole, all, any, everythe peopleהָ֠עָם(hā·‘ām)Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971:A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockwho remainedהַנּוֹתָ֨ר(han·nō·w·ṯār)Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3498:To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserveofמִן־(min-)Preposition
Strong's 4480:A part of, from, out ofthe Hittites,הַחִתִּ֜י(ha·ḥit·tî)Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2850:Hittite -- a ChittiteAmorites,וְהָאֱמֹרִ֤י(wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rî)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 567:Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribePerizzites,וְהַפְּרִזִּי֙(wə·hap·pə·riz·zî)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6522:Perizzite -- a people in the land of CanaanHivites,וְהַחִוִּ֣י(wə·ha·ḥiw·wî)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2340:Hivite -- a Chivviteand Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔י(wə·hay·ḇū·sî)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2983:Jebusite -- inhabitant of Jebus(the people whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר(’ă·šer)Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834:Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatwere notלֹ֥א(lō)Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808:Not, noIsraelitesמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל(mî·yiś·rā·’êl)Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478:Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc)—הֵֽמָּה׃(hêm·māh)Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992:They
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OT History: 2 Chronicles 8:7 As for all the people who were (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
