2 Chronicles 8:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
[namely], from their descendantsבְּנֵיהֶ֗ם
(be·nei·hem)
1121: sona prim. root
whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
were leftנֹותְר֤וּ
(no·vt·ru)
3498: to remain overa prim. root
afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֙
(a·cha·rei·hem)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
them in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץ
(ba·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the sonsבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
had not destroyed,כִלּ֖וּם
(chil·lum)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
them Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙
(she·lo·moh)
8010: David's son and successor to his thronefrom shalem
raisedוַיַּעֲלֵ֤ם
(vai·ya·'a·lem)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
as forced laborersלְמַ֔ס
(le·mas,)
4522: body of forced laborers, forced service, taskworkers, taskwork, serfdomof uncertain derivation
to thisהַזֶּֽה׃
(haz·zeh.)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
day.הַיֹּ֥ום
(hai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But of their children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
who were left
yathar  (yaw-thar')
to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
them in the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
whom the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
consumed
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
not them did Solomon
Shlomoh  (shel-o-mo')
peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor -- Solomon.
make to pay
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
tribute
mac  (mas)
a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor -- discomfited, levy, task(-master), tribute(-tary).
until this day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
namely, from their descendants who were left after them in the land whom the sons of Israel had not destroyed, them Solomon raised as forced laborers to this day.

King James Bible
But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
their descendants who remained in the land after them, those the Israelites had not completely destroyed--Solomon imposed forced labor on them; it is this way today.

International Standard Version
were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not eliminated. Solomon put them to work as conscripted laborers, which they continue to do to this day.

NET Bible
Their descendants remained in the land (the Israelites were unable to wipe them out). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews and they continue in that role to this very day.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
but they had descendants who were still in the land. Solomon drafted them for slave labor. (They are still [slaves] today.)

King James 2000 Bible
But of their descendants, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon put to forced labor until this day.
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