13 Therefore he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of [a]Cabul unto this day.

14 And Hiram had sent the King [b]sixscore [c]talents of gold.

15 ¶ And this is the cause of the tribute, why King Solomon raised tribute, to wit, to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and [d]Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:13 Or, dirty, or barren.
  2. 1 Kings 9:14 For his tribute toward the building.
  3. 1 Kings 9:14 The common talent was about threescore pounds weight.
  4. 1 Kings 9:15 Millo was as the town house or place of assembly which was open above.

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