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14 Then Hiram paid the king 120 talents[a] of gold.

Solomon’s Other Accomplishments(A)

15 Here is a summary of the conscripted labor that King Solomon required to build the Lord’s Temple, his royal palace, the terrace ramparts in the City of David,[b] the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. 16 Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had attacked and captured Gezer, burned it down, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and then gave it as a dowry for his daughter, Solomon’s wife.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:14 I.e. about 9,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  2. 1 Kings 9:15 Lit. the Millo, fortified areas of ancient Jerusalem with terraces and retaining walls