3.  But  king  Solomo-n  subdued  to  himself  the
remnant  of  the  Canaanites  that  had  not  before
submitted  to  him ; — those  I  mean  that  dwelt  in
mount  Lebanon,  and  as  far  as  the  city  Hamath ;
and  ordered  them  to  pay  tribute.  He  also  chose
out  of  tliem  every  year  such  as  were  to  serve
him  in  the  meanest  offices,  and  to  do  his  domestic
works,  and  to  follow  husbandly ;  for  none  of  the
Hebrews  were  servants,  [in  such  low  employ-
ments ;]  nor  was  it  reasonable  that,  when  God
had  brought  so  many  nations  under  their  xDbwer,
they  should  depress  their  own  people  to  such
mean  ofiices  of  life,  rather  than  those  nations;
but  all  the  Israelites  were  concerned  in  warlike
affairs,  and  were  in  armour,  and  were  set  over
the  chariots  and  the  horses,  rather  than  leading
the  life  of  slaves.  He  appointed  also  five  hun-
dred and  fifty  rulers  over  those  Canaanites  who
were  reduced  to  such  domestic  slavery,  who  re-
ceived the  entire  care  of  them  from  the  king,
and  instructed  them  in  those  labours  and  opera-
tions wherein  he  wanted  their  assistance.
4.  Moreover,  the  king  built  many  ships  in  the
EgsT^tian  Lay  of  the  lied  Sea,  in  a  certain  place
called  Ezion-geber;  it  is  now  called  Berenice,
and  is  not  far  from  the  city  Eloth.  This  country
belonged  formerly   to    the  Jews,   and  became


•  This  sifjTiification  of  the  name  Pharaoh  appears  to
be  true;  but  wliat  Jo.si'])hu3  adds  presently,  that  no
king  of  K^ypt  was  calh,d  Phai'iioli  after  Solomon's
father-in-law,  does  hardly  afjree  to  our  copies,  which
have  lonft  afterwards  the  names  of  Pharaoh  Nechoh
and  Pharaoh  lloplirah,  (2  Kin^s  xxiii.  29;  .ler.  s!iv.
30,)  besidi.'s  tJie  frequent  mention  Of  that  name  in  the
Droi)b<!tii.
