1 Kings 9:14

Verse 14 of 28. The 9th of 22 chapters in 1 Kings, in History.

10And 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.

12And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.

13And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.

14And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.

15And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

16For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.

17And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon the nether,

18And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,

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Hiram sent to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.
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Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:14

What agreement was made between Solomon and Hiram, when the building-work was to be begun, we read before, ch. v. Here we have an account of their fair and friendly parting when the work was done. 1. Hiram made good his bargain to the utmost. He had furnished Solomon with materials for his buildings, according to all his desire (v. 11), and with gold, v. 15.

Read Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:10–14: Solomon and Hiram. (b. c. 1001.)

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