1 Kings 9:10-14
Modern English Version
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10 When twenty years had passed since Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house 11 (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar and fir trees, along with gold, as he had requested), King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 12 Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities Solomon had given him, and he was not pleased with them. 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.
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- 1 Kings 9:14 About 4½ tons, or 4 metric tons.
1 Kings 9:10-14
21st Century King James Version
10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house
11 (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees and with gold, according to all his desire), that then King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, and they pleased him not.
13 And he said, “What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother?” And he called them the land of Cabul [that is, Displeasing] unto this day.
14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
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