1 Kings 9:14-16

Expanded Bible

¹⁴ Hiram had sent Solomon ·about nine thousand pounds [^L120 talents] of gold.

¹⁵ This is the account of the forced labor Solomon ·used [conscripted] to build the ·Temple [^Lhouse] and ·the palace [^Lhis own house]. He had them fill in the ·land [terraces; ^Lthe Millo; ^Ca fortification of uncertain type] and build the ·wall [fortifications] around Jerusalem. He also had them rebuild the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. ¹⁶ (In the past Pharaoh, king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. After burning it, he killed the Canaanites who lived there. Then he gave it as a ·wedding present [dowry] to his daughter, who married Solomon.