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13 He said, “What cities are these which you have given me, my brother?” And he called them the land of Kabul to this day. 14 Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents[a] of gold.

15 This is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the Lord and his own house, Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:14 About 4½ tons, or 4 metric tons.

13 “What kind of towns are these you have given me, my brother?” he asked. And he called them the Land of Kabul,[a](A) a name they have to this day. 14 Now Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents[b] of gold.(B)

15 Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted(C) to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the terraces,[c](D) the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor,(E) Megiddo and Gezer.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:13 Kabul sounds like the Hebrew for good-for-nothing.
  2. 1 Kings 9:14 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
  3. 1 Kings 9:15 Or the Millo; also in verse 24