10 (A)I will give for your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber, 20,000 cors[a] of crushed wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths[b] of wine, and 20,000 baths of oil.”

11 Then Hiram the king of Tyre answered in a letter that he sent to Solomon, (B)“Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you king over them.” 12 Hiram also said, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, (C)who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, who has discretion and understanding, (D)who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 2:10 A cor was about 6 bushels or 220 liters
  2. 2 Chronicles 2:10 A bath was about 6 gallons or 22 liters

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