1 Kings 9:13-15

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¹³ King Hiram said, “What are these towns that you have given me, my brother?” King Hiram named that land the Land of Cabul.^[a] And that area is still called Cabul today. ¹⁴ Hiram had sent King Solomon about 9000 pounds^[b] of gold to use in building the Temple.

¹⁵ King Solomon forced slaves to work for him to build the Temple and his palace. Then he used these slaves to build many other things. He built the Millo and the city wall around Jerusalem. Then he rebuilt the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.