1 Kings 9:23

9:23 These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers. ¹ 

1 Kings 9:2

9:2 the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, in the same way he had appeared to him at Gibeon. ² 

1 Kings 2:2

2:2 “I am about to die. ³  Be strong and become a man!

¹ tn Heb “these [were] the officials of the governors who were over the work belonging to Solomon, five hundred fifty, the ones ruling over the people, the ones doing the work.”

² sn In the same way he had appeared to him at Gibeon. See 1 Kgs 3:5.

³ tn Heb “going the way of all the earth.”