9:23a They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects:

They were also the top officials in charge of Solomon’s building projects—
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The Israelites were also the high officials, supervising the work of construction for Solomon.

9:23b 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.

five hundred and fifty ⌊officials⌋ supervising the men/slaves who did the work.
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There were five hundred and fifty officials who were supervising the workers/builders.

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