Under tribute. — Like the descendants of the Amorites and other former inhabitants of Canaan, by whose forced labour Solomon executed his great works (1 Kings 9:20-21). A Hebrew from poverty might be reduced to slavery (Lev. xxv, 39),
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Proverbs 12:24
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothfuld shall be under tribute.