13 And he said, “What are these cities which you have given me, my brother?” So [a]they have been called the land of [b](A)Cabul to this day. 14 (B)And Hiram sent to the king [c]120 talents of gold.

15 Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon (C)conscripted to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the [d](D)Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, (E)Hazor, (F)Megiddo, and (G)Gezer.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:13 Lit he called them
  2. 1 Kings 9:13 I.e., like nothing
  3. 1 Kings 9:14 About 4.5 tons or 4 metric tons
  4. 1 Kings 9:15 I.e., terraced structure

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