11 and Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold, as much as he desired, King Solomon gave to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 12 But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, they did not please him. 13 Therefore he said, “What kind of cities are these that you have given me, my brother?” So they are called the land of (A)Cabul to this day. 14 Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents[a] of gold.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:14 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms

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