1 Kings 9:10-12

International Standard Version

Solomon Cedes Cities to Hiram

¹⁰ It took 20 years for Solomon to finish working on the two houses—the Lord’s Temple and the royal palace— ¹¹ after which King Solomon gave Hiram 20 cities in the land of Galilee, because King Hiram of Tyre had provided Solomon with as much cedar, cypress timber, and gold as he wanted. ¹² Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, but he wasn’t happy with them,