1 Kings 9:13-15

Contemporary English Version

¹³ He said, “Solomon, my friend, are these the kind of towns you want to give me?” So Hiram called the region Cabul because he thought it was worthless.^{[a] 14} He sent Solomon only five tons of gold in return.

¹⁵ After Solomon's workers had finished the temple and the palace, he ordered them to fill in the land on the east side of Jerusalem,^[b] to build a wall around the city, and to rebuild the towns of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.