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1 Kings 9:13-15
New Catholic Bible
1 Kings 9:13-15
New Catholic Bible
13 He said, “What kind of cities have you given me, my brother?” He has called the land Cabul up to the present day. 14 Now Hiram had sent the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.[a]
15 This is an account of the forced labor that King Solomon raised in order to build the temple of the Lord, his own palace, Millo, the walls of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
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- 1 Kings 9:14 This was a considerable sum; even considering fluctuations in its value, it would be at least 5000 pounds that Hiram sent to Solomon.