8:9a But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor,

But Solomon did not force the Israelites to work for him.
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But King Solomon did not make the Israel people to be slaves.

8:9b because they were his men of war,

Instead he used them as his soldiers.
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The Israel people were his soldiers and

8:9c his officers and captains,

Some were the officers of his army,
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the officers of his soldiers.

8:9d and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.

some were the officers of his chariots, and some were people who drove his chariots.
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They were also officers over his war carts and his horsemen.

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