11 (A)Solomon then gave [a]Hiram [b]twenty thousand kors of wheat as food for his household, and [c]twenty kors of pure oil; this is what Solomon would give Hiram year by year. 12 And (B)the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, just as He [d]promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a covenant.

Conscription of Laborers

13 Now (C)King Solomon [e]conscripted forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered thirty thousand men.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 5:11 In 2 Chr 2:3, Huram
  2. 1 Kings 5:11 About 154,000 cubic feet or 4,360 cubic meters
  3. 1 Kings 5:11 About 154 cubic feet or 4.4 cubic meters
  4. 1 Kings 5:12 Lit spoke to
  5. 1 Kings 5:13 Lit raised up

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