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10 I will provide for the woodsmen, your servants who cut timber, twenty thousand dry kors[a] of crushed wheat, twenty thousand kors[b] of barley, twenty thousand liquid baths[c] of wine, and twenty thousand liquid baths of oil.”

11 Then Hiram king of Tyre responded in a letter that he sent to Solomon,

“Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them.”

12 And Hiram said,

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel who made heaven and earth and has given King David a wise son, having insight and understanding, who is building a temple for the Lord and a royal house for his kingship.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 2:10 Likely about 3,600 tons, or 3,200 metric tons of wheat.
  2. 2 Chronicles 2:10 Likely about 3,000 tons, or 2,700 metric tons of barley.
  3. 2 Chronicles 2:10 About 120,000 gallons, or 440,000 liters.