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10 So Hiram gave Solomon all the cedar and fir logs that he wanted.

11 Solomon gave Hiram about 120,000 bushels[a] of wheat and about 120,000 gallons[b] of pure olive oil every year for his family.

12 The Lord made Solomon wise as he had promised. Hiram and Solomon made a treaty between themselves and were at peace with one another.

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  1. 1 Kings 5:11 120,000 bushels Literally, “20,000 cors” (4,400,000 l).
  2. 1 Kings 5:11 120,000 gallons Literally, “20,000 baths” (440,000 l).

10 In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted, 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)

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  1. 1 Kings 5:11 That is, probably about 3,600 tons or about 3,250 metric tons
  2. 1 Kings 5:11 Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 2:10); Hebrew twenty cors
  3. 1 Kings 5:11 That is, about 120,000 gallons or about 440,000 liters