וּמִן־בְּנֵי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹא־נָתַ֧ן שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה לַעֲבָדִ֖ים לִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ כִּי־הֵ֜מָּה אַנְשֵׁ֤י מִלְחָמָה֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י שָׁלִישָׁ֔יו וְשָׂרֵ֥י רִכְבּ֖וֹ וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ (פ)
Ngunit mula sa mga anak ni Israel ay hindi gumawa si Solomon ng mga alipin para sa kaniyang gawain, sapagkat sila ay mga lalaking mandirigma, at mga pinuno ng kaniyang mga magigiting na kawal, at mga pinuno ng kaniyang mga karuwahe at ng kaniyang mga mangangabayo.
Rashi
for his work [i.e.] for the work of his building. Why? All the proselytes were [employed] to do his work, but not the men of Israel, because the Israelites served as soldiers and men of war and the officers of his chariots and his horsemen.