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1 Kings 9:21

1 Kings 9:21

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left: Judges 1:21, Judges 1:27-35, Judges 2:20-23, Judges 3:1-4; Psalms 106:34-36

not: Joshua 15:63, Joshua 17:12, Joshua 17:16-18

levy: 1 Kings 9:15, 1 Kings 5:13; Judges 1:28, Judges 1:35

tribute: He made them do the most laborious parts of the public works, the Israelites being exempt from all but the more honourable employments.

bondservice: Genesis 9:25-26; Ezra 2:55-58; Nehemiah 7:57, Nehemiah 11:3

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