1 Kings 9
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1 Kings 9:10-14

10NowH1961 at the endH7097 of the twentyH6242 yearsH8141 during whichH834 SolomonH8010 builtH1129 these twoH8147 housesH1004, the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 andH853 the royalH4428 palaceH1004, 11KingH4428 SolomonH8010 gaveH5414 twentyH6242 townsH5892 in the landH776 of GalileeH1551 to HiramH2438 kingH4428 of TyreH6865, who had suppliedH5375 himH8010 with cedarH730H6086 and cypressH12651 logsH6086 and goldH2091 for his everyH3605 desireH2656. 12So HiramH2438 went outH3318 from TyreH6865 to inspectH7200 the townsH5892 thatH834 SolomonH8010 had givenH5414 him, but he was notH3808 pleased withH3474 themH5869.

13“WhatH4100 are theseH428 townsH5892 you have givenH5414 me, my brotherH251?” askedH559 Hiram, and he calledH7121 them the LandH776 of CabulH3521,2 as they are called toH5704 thisH2088 dayH3117.

14And HiramH2438 had sentH7971 the kingH4428 120H3967H6242 talentsH3603 of goldH2091.3

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 9:11 Or pine or juniper or fir ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 9:13 Cabul sounds like the Hebrew for good-for-nothing. ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 9:14 120 talents is approximately 4.52 tons or 4.1 metric tons of gold. ↩

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