1 Kings 9:9-11
Christian Standard Bible
9 Then they will say, “Because they abandoned the Lord their God who brought their ancestors out of the land of Egypt. They held on to other gods and bowed in worship to them and served them. Because of this, the Lord brought all this ruin on them.”(A)
King Hiram’s Twenty Towns
10 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon had built the two houses, the Lord’s temple and the royal palace(B)— 11 King Hiram of Tyre(C) having supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold(D) for his every wish(E)—King Solomon gave Hiram twenty towns in the land of Galilee.
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1 Kings 9:9-11
King James Version
9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil.
10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king's house,
11 (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
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1 Kings 9:9-11
New King James Version
9 Then they will answer, ‘Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore the Lord has brought all this (A)calamity on them.’ ”
Solomon and Hiram Exchange Gifts
10 Now (B)it happened at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house 11 (C)(Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
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