2 Chronicles 8:7
2 Chronicles 8:7 Meaning and Explanation
“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,”
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Read Full Chapter →This describes the peoples remaining in the land who were not Israelites.
What Does 2 Chronicles 8:7 Mean?
The verse names the nations who still lived among Israel after the conquest, peoples whom earlier generations had not fully displaced. The narrative is about to explain how Solomon drew on them for his vast labor needs.
Here the story keeps an honest record: God's promises advanced, yet much remained unfinished and intermingled. The presence of these peoples is a reminder that the work of God in history unfolds over time, and that He weaves even the leftover and the outsider into His larger purpose.
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What does 2 Chronicles 8:7 mean?
This describes the peoples remaining in the land who were not Israelites.