1 Kings 9:13-15

New International Reader's Version

¹³ “My friend,” he asked, “what have you given me? What kind of towns are these?” So he called them the Land of Kabul. And that’s what they are still called to this day. ¹⁴ Hiram had sent four and a half tons of gold to Solomon.

¹⁵ King Solomon forced people to work hard for him. Here is a record of what they did. They built the Lord’s temple and Solomon’s palace. They filled in the low places. They rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem. They built up Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer.