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1 Kings 9:14-16
Legacy Standard Bible
1 Kings 9:14-16
Legacy Standard Bible
14 (A)And Hiram sent to the king [a]120 talents of gold.
Solomon Builds Cities and Ships
15 Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon (B)raised up to build the house of Yahweh, his own house, the [b](C)Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, (D)Hazor, (E)Megiddo, and (F)Gezer. 16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it with fire, and killed the (G)Canaanites who lived in the city, and had (H)given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
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- 1 Kings 9:14 Approx. 4.5 tons or 4 metric tons, a talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
- 1 Kings 9:15 Citadel
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