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What does 1 Kings 9:20 mean?

Solomon forced the remaining people from the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—those who weren’t Israelites—to work as laborers. Their descendants are still doing this work today. 1 Kings 9:20 - Modern Text Bible

(Non-Israelite populations were conscripted for labor, a practice that continued for generations.)