1 Kings 9
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1 Kings 9:11-18

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

15ThisH2088 is the accountH1697 of the forced laborH4522 thatH834 KingH4428 SolomonH8010 imposedH5927 to buildH1129 the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, his own palaceH1004, the supporting terracesH4407,4 andH853 the wallH2346 of JerusalemH3389, as well asH853 HazorH2674, MegiddoH4023, and GezerH1507.

16PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 had attackedH5927 and capturedH3920 GezerH1507. He had set itH8313 on fireH784, killedH2026 the CanaanitesH3669 who livedH3427 in the cityH5892, and givenH5414 it as a dowryH7964 to his daughterH1323, Solomon’sH8010 wifeH802. 17So SolomonH8010 rebuiltH1129 GezerH1507, LowerH8481 Beth-horonH1032, 18BaalathH1191, andH853 TamarH85595 in the WildernessH4057 of Judah,6

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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. ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 9:15 Hebrew the Millo; also in verse 24 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 9:18 Alternate MT reading; the other alternate reads Tadmor ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 9:18 Hebrew in the wilderness in the land ↩

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