1 Kings 9:22
But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
1 Kings 9:22 falls within the account of Solomon's reign, which occupies 1 Kings 1-11 and forms the period of the undivided kingdom. Solomon made none of the children of Israel bondmen, while the remaining non-Israelite peoples were compelled to labor under bond-service as tribute. Instead, Israelite men were assigned to military service and to positions of authority as his servants, princes, captains, rulers of his chariots, and horsemen, serving as warriors and as the king's officials and officers. The contrast between that Israelite service and the tribute bondage imposed on the other nations illustrates how tribute and debt can place people under another's power.