1 Kings 9:10-14

GOD’S WORD Translation

Solomon Completes His Construction^(A)

¹⁰ It took Solomon 20 years to build the two houses (the Lord’s house and the royal palace). ¹¹ ⌞When King Solomon had finished,⌟ he gave King Hiram of Tyre 20 cities in Galilee. (Hiram had supplied Solomon with as much cedar and cypress lumber and gold as he wanted.) ¹² Hiram left Tyre to see the cities Solomon gave him. However, they didn’t please him. ¹³ “What kind of cities have you given me, brother?” he asked. So he named it the region of Cabul [Good for Nothing]. (⌞They’re⌟ still ⌞called⌟ that today.) ¹⁴ Hiram had sent the king 9,000 pounds of gold.