Yet they will become his subjects, so they can experience how serving me differs from serving the surrounding nations.”

Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; the Israelites served as his soldiers, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces.

And now you are planning to enslave the people of Judah and Jerusalem. Yet are you not also guilty before the Lord your God?

He deported to Babylon all who escaped the sword. They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power.