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1 Kings 9 (WEBP)

[1] When Solomon had finished the building of Yahweh’s house, the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,
[2] Yahweh appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
[3] Yahweh said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before me. I have made this house holy, which you have built, to put my name there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
[4] As for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep my statutes and my ordinances,
[5] then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised to David your father, saying, ‘There shall not fail from you a man on the throne of Israel.’
[6] But if you turn away from following me, you or your children, and not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them,
[7] then I will cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and I will cast this house, which I have made holy for my name, out of my sight; and Israel will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
[8] Though this house is so high, yet everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss; and they will say, ‘Why has Yahweh done this to this land and to this house?’
[9] and they will answer, ‘Because they abandoned Yahweh their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and embraced other gods, and worshiped them, and served them. Therefore Yahweh has brought all this evil on them.’ ”
[10] At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, Yahweh’s house and the king’s house
[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.
[12] Hiram came out of Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they didn’t please him.
[13] He said, “What cities are these which you have given me, my brother?” He called them the land of Cabul to this day.
[14] Hiram sent to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.
[15] This is the reason of the forced labor which King Solomon conscripted: to build Yahweh’s house, his own house, Millo, Jerusalem’s wall, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
[16] Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, taken Gezer, burned it with fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it for a wedding gift to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
[17] Solomon built in the land Gezer, Beth Horon the lower,
[18] Baalath, Tamar in the wilderness,
[19] all the storage cities that Solomon had, the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
[20] As for all the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel—
[21] their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able utterly to destroy—of them Solomon raised a levy of bondservants to this day.
[22] But of the children of Israel Solomon made no bondservants; but they were the men of war, his servants, his princes, his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
[23] These were the five hundred fifty chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, who ruled over the people who labored in the work.
[24] But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of David’s city to her house which Solomon had built for her. Then he built Millo.
[25] Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he built to Yahweh three times per year, burning incense with them on the altar that was before Yahweh. So he finished the house.
[26] King Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
[27] Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
[28] They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to King Solomon.

1 Kings 9:13 “Cabul” sounds like Hebrew for “good-for-nothing”.
1 Kings 9:14 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 120 talents is about 3.6 metric tons
1 Kings 9:28 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 420 talents is about 12.6 metric tons

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Kings 9 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished () the building () of the house of the LORD , and the king’s house , and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased () to do (),
[2] That the LORD appeared () to Solomon the second time , as he had appeared () unto him at Gibeon .
[3] And the LORD said () unto him, I have heard () thy prayer and thy supplication , that thou hast made () before me: I have hallowed () this house , which thou hast built (), to put () my name there for ever ; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually .
[4] And if thou wilt walk () before me, as David thy father walked (), in integrity of heart , and in uprightness , to do () according to all that I have commanded () thee, [and] wilt keep () my statutes and my judgments :
[5] Then I will establish () the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever , as I promised () to David thy father , saying (), There shall not fail () thee a man upon the throne of Israel .
[6] [But] if ye shall at all () turn () from following me, ye or your children , and will not keep () my commandments [and] my statutes which I have set () before you, but go () and serve () other gods , and worship () them:
[7] Then will I cut off () Israel out of the land which I have given () them; and this house , which I have hallowed () for my name , will I cast out () of my sight ; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people :
[8] And at this house , [which] is high , every one that passeth () by it shall be astonished (), and shall hiss (); and they shall say (), Why hath the LORD done () thus unto this land , and to this house ?
[9] And they shall answer (), Because they forsook () the LORD their God , who brought forth () their fathers out of the land of Egypt , and have taken hold () upon other gods , and have worshipped () them, and served () them: therefore hath the LORD brought () upon them all this evil .
[10] And it came to pass at the end of twenty years , when Solomon had built () the two houses , the house of the LORD , and the king’s house ,
[11] ([Now] Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished () Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees , and with gold , according to all his desire ,) that then king Solomon gave () Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee .
[12] And Hiram came out () from Tyre to see () the cities which Solomon had given () him; and they pleased () him not.
[13] And he said (), What cities [are] these which thou hast given () me, my brother ? And he called () them the land of Cabul unto this day .
[14] And Hiram sent () to the king sixscore talents of gold .
[15] And this [is] the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised (); for to build () the house of the LORD , and his own house , and Millo , and the wall of Jerusalem , and Hazor , and Megiddo , and Gezer .
[16] [For] Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up (), and taken () Gezer , and burnt () it with fire , and slain () the Canaanites that dwelt () in the city , and given () it [for] a present unto his daughter , Solomon’s wife .
[17] And Solomon built () Gezer , and Bethhoron the nether ,
[18] And Baalath , and Tadmor in the wilderness , in the land ,
[19] And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots , and cities for his horsemen , and that which Solomon desired () to build () in Jerusalem , and in Lebanon , and in all the land of his dominion .
[20] [And] all the people [that were] left () of the Amorites , Hittites , Perizzites , Hivites , and Jebusites , which [were] not of the children of Israel ,
[21] Their children that were left () after them in the land , whom the children of Israel also were not able () utterly to destroy (), upon those did Solomon levy () a tribute of bondservice () unto this day .
[22] But of the children of Israel did Solomon make () no bondmen : but they [were] men of war , and his servants , and his princes , and his captains , and rulers of his chariots , and his horsemen .
[23] These [were] the chief of the officers () that [were] over Solomon’s work , five hundred and fifty , which bare rule () over the people that wrought () in the work .
[24] But Pharaoh’s daughter came up () out of the city of David unto her house which [Solomon] had built () for her: then did he build () Millo .
[25] And three times in a year did Solomon offer () burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built () unto the LORD , and he burnt incense () upon the altar that [was] before the LORD . So he finished () the house .
[26] And king Solomon made () a navy of ships in Eziongeber , which [is] beside Eloth , on the shore of the Red sea , in the land of Edom .
[27] And Hiram sent () in the navy his servants , shipmen that had knowledge () of the sea , with the servants of Solomon .
[28] And they came () to Ophir , and fetched () from thence gold , four hundred and twenty talents , and brought () [it] to king Solomon .

Young’s Literal Translation

1 Kings 9 (YLT)

[1] And it cometh to pass, at Solomon’s finishing to build the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king, and all the desire of Solomon that he delighted to do,
[2] that Jehovah appeareth unto Solomon a second time, as He appeared unto him in Gibeon,
[3] and Jehovah saith unto him, ‘I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication with which thou hast made supplication before Me; I have hallowed this house that thou hast built to put My name there-unto the age, and Mine eyes and My heart have been there all the days.
[4] ‘And thou-if thou dost walk before Me as David thy father walked, in simplicity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee-My statutes and My judgments thou dost keep-
[5] then I have established the throne of thy kingdom over Israel-to the age, as I spake unto David thy father, saying, There is not cut off to thee a man from being on the throne of Israel.
[6] ‘If ye at all turn back-you and your sons-from after Me, and keep not My commands-My statutes, that I have set before you, and ye have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them,
[7] then I have cut off Israel from the face of the ground that I have given to them, and the house that I have hallowed for My name I send away from My presence, and Israel hath been for a simile and for a byword among all the peoples;
[8] as to this house, that is high, every one passing by it is astonished, and hath hissed, and they have said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house?
[9] and they have said, Because that they have forsaken Jehovah their God, who brought out their fathers from the land of Egypt, and they lay hold on other gods, and bow themselves to them, and serve them; therefore hath Jehovah brought in upon them all this evil.’
[10] And it cometh to pass, at the end of twenty years, that Solomon hath built the two houses, the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king.
[11] Hiram king of Tyre hath assisted Solomon with cedar-trees, and with fir-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire; then doth king Solomon give to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
[12] And Hiram cometh out from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon hath given to him, and they have not been right in his eyes,
[13] and he saith, ‘What are these cities that thou hast given to me, my brother?’ and one calleth them the land of Cabul unto this day.
[14] And Hiram sendeth to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold.
[15] And this is the matter of the tribute that king Solomon hath lifted up, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer,
[16] (Pharaoh king of Egypt hath gone up and doth capture Gezer, and doth burn it with fire, and the Canaanite who is dwelling in the city he hath slain, and giveth it with presents to his daughter, wife of Solomon.)
[17] And Solomon buildeth Gezer, and Beth-Horon the lower,
[18] and Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land;
[19] and all the cities of stores that king Solomon hath, and the cities of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen, and the desire of Solomon that he desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
[20] The whole of the people that is left of the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, who are not of the sons of Israel-
[21] their sons who are left behind them in the land, whom the sons of Israel have not been able to devote-he hath even lifted up on them a tribute of service unto this day.
[22] And out of the sons of Israel Solomon hath not appointed a servant, for they are the men of war, and his servants, and his heads, and his captains, and the heads of his chariots, and his horsemen.
[23] These are the heads of the officers who are over the work of Solomon, fifty and five hundred, those ruling among the people who are labouring in the work.
[24] Only, the daughter of Pharaoh went up out of the city of David unto her house that Solomon built for her; then he built Millo.
[25] And Solomon caused to ascend, three times in a year, burnt-offerings and peace-offerings on the altar that he built to Jehovah, and he perfumed it with that which is before Jehovah, and finished the house.
[26] And a navy hath king Solomon made in Ezion-Geber, that is beside Eloth, on the edge of the Sea of Suph, in the land of Edom.
[27] And Hiram sendeth in the navy his servants, shipmen knowing the sea, with servants of Solomon,
[28] and they come in to Ophir and take thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and bring it in unto king Solomon.