1 Kings 9:11-18

11King Solomon gave King Hiram of Tyre twenty cities in the region of Galilee, because Hiram had supplied Solomon with cedars, evergreens, and all the gold he wanted.

12When Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the cities Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them.

13Hiram asked, “Why did you give me these cities, my friend?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day.

14Hiram had sent to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.

15Here are the details concerning the work crews King Solomon conscripted to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

16(Pharaoh, king of Egypt, had attacked and captured Gezer. He burned it and killed the Canaanites who lived in the city. He gave it as a wedding present to his daughter, who had married Solomon.)

17Solomon built up Gezer, lower Beth Horon,

18Baalath, Tadmor in the wilderness,