As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,
As for all the people who remained from the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, those who were not Israelites,
This verse is identifying the non-Israelite peoples who were still living in the land that Solomon ruled over.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Solomon, Israel was at the peak of its power and prosperity, following the conquest of the Promised Land. This verse lists the remnants of various Canaanite tribes, such as the Hittites and Amorites, who had not been fully driven out as instructed in earlier biblical accounts like those in Joshua. These groups represented the ongoing presence of pagan cultures in the land, which posed a risk to Israel's faithfulness to God.
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