1 Kings 9:10-11

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9:10 After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and the royal palace, ¹  9:11 King Solomon gave King Hiram of Tyre ²  twenty cities in the region of Galilee, because Hiram had supplied Solomon with cedars, evergreens, and all the gold he wanted.

[9:10]  ¹ tn Heb “the two houses, the house of the Lord and the house of the king.”

[9:11]  ² map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.