Nevertheless, Hiram paid Solomon 9,000 pounds of gold.
Parallel translations
- WEB Hiram sent to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.
- KJV And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
- BSB And Hiram had sent the king 120 talents of gold.
- NKJV Then Hiram sent the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold.
- NASB And Hiram sent to the king 120 talents of gold.
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Quick answer
Hiram sends Solomon a large quantity of gold. It records the wealth flowing into Solomon's kingdom.
Overview
Despite the friction over the cities, Hiram sends Solomon a substantial amount of gold, a hundred twenty talents. The note underscores the great wealth associated with Solomon's reign. This abundance fulfilled God's promise of riches, even as later chapters show the spiritual dangers that prosperity can bring.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 1 Kgs 9:11(now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and cypress trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
- 1 Kgs 10:14Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
- 1 Kgs 10:10She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was there such an abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
- 1 Kgs 9:28They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
- 1 Kgs 10:21All king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver, because it was considered of little value in the days of Solomon.
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