1 Kings 5:1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Hiram’s Building Materials
5 [a]Hiram king of Tyre(A) sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place,(B) for Hiram had always been friends with David.(C)
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- 1 Kings 5:1 1Kg 5:15 in Hb
1 Kings 5:1
New International Version
Preparations for Building the Temple(A)
5 [a]When Hiram(B) king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David.
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- 1 Kings 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-18 is numbered 5:15-32.
1 Kings 5:12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him.(A) There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.(B)
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1 Kings 5:12
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12 The Lord gave Solomon wisdom,(A) just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.(B)
1 Kings 9:11-14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
11 Hiram king of Tyre(A) having supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold(B) for his every wish(C)—King Solomon gave Hiram 20 towns in the land of Galilee. 12 So Hiram went out from Tyre to look over the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. 13 So he said, “What are these towns you’ve given me, my brother?” So he called them the Land of Cabul,[a] as they are still called today.(D) 14 Now Hiram had sent the king 9,000 pounds[b] of gold.(E)
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- 1 Kings 9:13 = Like Nothing
- 1 Kings 9:14 Lit 120 talents
1 Kings 9:11-14
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11 King Solomon gave twenty towns in Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, because Hiram had supplied him with all the cedar and juniper and gold(A) he wanted. 12 But when Hiram went from Tyre to see the towns that Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them. 13 “What kind of towns are these you have given me, my brother?” he asked. And he called them the Land of Kabul,[a](B) a name they have to this day. 14 Now Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents[b] of gold.(C)
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- 1 Kings 9:13 Kabul sounds like the Hebrew for good-for-nothing.
- 1 Kings 9:14 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
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