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13 He said, “What kind of towns are these towns which you have given me, my brother?” He called them the Land of Kabul,[a] a name they have to this day. 14 Hiram had sent the king one hundred twenty talents[b] of gold.

15 This is the account of the forced labor, which King Solomon raised to build the house for the Lord, his own house, the Millo,[c] and the walls of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:13 Kabul means worthless or good-for-nothing.
  2. 1 Kings 9:14 About nine thousand pounds
  3. 1 Kings 9:15 The word Millo appears to be derived from the Hebrew word for fill. Millo probably refers to the stone rampart that supported the palace area.

13 “What kind of towns are these you have given me, my brother?” he asked. And he called them the Land of Kabul,[a](A) a name they have to this day. 14 Now Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents[b] of gold.(B)

15 Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted(C) to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the terraces,[c](D) the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor,(E) Megiddo and Gezer.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:13 Kabul sounds like the Hebrew for good-for-nothing.
  2. 1 Kings 9:14 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
  3. 1 Kings 9:15 Or the Millo; also in verse 24