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1 Kings 9:13-15
Legacy Standard Bible
1 Kings 9:13-15
Legacy Standard Bible
13 And he said, “What are these cities which you have given me, my brother?” So [a]they were called the land of [b](A)Cabul to this day. 14 (B)And Hiram sent to the king [c]120 talents of gold.
Solomon Builds Cities and Ships
15 Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon (C)raised up to build the house of Yahweh, his own house, the [d](D)Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, (E)Hazor, (F)Megiddo, and (G)Gezer.
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- 1 Kings 9:13 Lit he called them
- 1 Kings 9:13 Lit as good as nothing
- 1 Kings 9:14 Approx. 4.5 tons or 4 metric tons, a talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
- 1 Kings 9:15 Citadel
1 Kings 9:13-15
New International Version
1 Kings 9:13-15
New International Version
13 “What kind of towns are these you have given me, my brother?” he asked. And he called them the Land of Kabul,[a](A) a name they have to this day. 14 Now Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents[b] of gold.(B)
15 Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted(C) to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the terraces,[c](D) the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor,(E) Megiddo and Gezer.(F)
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 9:13 Kabul sounds like the Hebrew for good-for-nothing.
- 1 Kings 9:14 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
- 1 Kings 9:15 Or the Millo; also in verse 24
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