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1 Kings 5:11-13
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 5:11-13
New American Standard Bible
11 (A)Solomon then gave [a]Hiram [b]twenty thousand kors of wheat as food for his household, and [c]twenty kors of pure oil; this is what Solomon would give Hiram year by year. 12 And (B)the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, just as He [d]promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a covenant.
Conscription of Laborers
13 Now (C)King Solomon [e]conscripted forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered thirty thousand men.
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- 1 Kings 5:11 In 2 Chr 2:3, Huram
- 1 Kings 5:11 About 154,000 cubic feet or 4,360 cubic meters
- 1 Kings 5:11 About 154 cubic feet or 4.4 cubic meters
- 1 Kings 5:12 Lit spoke to
- 1 Kings 5:13 Lit raised up
1 Kings 5:11-13
New International Version
1 Kings 5:11-13
New International Version
11 and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors[a] of wheat as food(A) for his household, in addition to twenty thousand baths[b][c] of pressed olive oil. Solomon continued to do this for Hiram year after year. 12 The Lord gave Solomon wisdom,(B) just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.(C)
13 King Solomon conscripted laborers(D) from all Israel—thirty thousand men.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 5:11 That is, probably about 3,600 tons or about 3,250 metric tons
- 1 Kings 5:11 Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 2:10); Hebrew twenty cors
- 1 Kings 5:11 That is, about 120,000 gallons or about 440,000 liters
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