10 (A)And at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the King’s palace,

11 (For the which Hiram the king of [a]Tyre had brought to Solomon timber of Cedar and fir trees, and gold, and whatsoever he desired) then king Solomon gave to Hiram twenty cities in the land of [b]Galilee.

12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, and they pleased him not.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:11 Or, Zor.
  2. 1 Kings 9:11 Or, Galilee.

Solomon’s Other Activities(A)

10 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built these two buildings—the temple of the Lord and the royal palace— 11 King Solomon gave twenty towns in Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, because Hiram had supplied him with all the cedar and juniper and gold(B) he wanted. 12 But when Hiram went from Tyre to see the towns that Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them.

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