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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 Beth-horon 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 Ezion-geber, 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.

1 Kings 9:12 Heb. were not right in his eyes
1 Kings 9:13 That is, displeasing Or, dirty
1 Kings 9:19 Heb. the desire of Solomon which he desired
1 Kings 9:25 Heb. upon it
1 Kings 9:26 Heb. lip

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Kings 9 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενηθη ως συνετελεσεν σαλωμων οικοδομειν τον οικον κυριου και τον οικον του βασιλεως και πασαν την πραγματειαν σαλωμων οσα ηθελησεν ποιησαι
[2] και ωφθη κυριος τω σαλωμων δευτερον καθως ωφθη εν γαβαων
[3] και ειπεν προς αυτον κυριος ηκουσα της φωνης της προσευχης σου και της δεησεως σου ης εδεηθης ενωπιον εμου πεποιηκα σοι κατα πασαν την προσευχην σου ηγιακα τον οικον τουτον ον ωκοδομησας του θεσθαι το ονομα μου εκει εις τον αιωνα και εσονται οι οφθαλμοι μου εκει και η καρδια μου πασας τας ημερας
[4] και συ εαν πορευθης ενωπιον εμου καθως επορευθη δαυιδ ο πατηρ σου εν οσιοτητι καρδιας και εν ευθυτητι και του ποιειν κατα παντα α ενετειλαμην αυτω και τα προσταγματα μου και τας εντολας μου φυλαξης
[5] και αναστησω τον θρονον της βασιλειας σου επι ισραηλ εις τον αιωνα καθως ελαλησα τω δαυιδ πατρι σου λεγων ουκ εξαρθησεται σοι ανηρ ηγουμενος εν ισραηλ
[6] εαν δε αποστραφεντες αποστραφητε υμεις και τα τεκνα υμων απ εμου και μη φυλαξητε τας εντολας μου και τα προσταγματα μου α εδωκεν μωυσης ενωπιον υμων και πορευθητε και δουλευσητε θεοις ετεροις και προσκυνησητε αυτοις
[7] και εξαρω τον ισραηλ απο της γης ης εδωκα αυτοις και τον οικον τουτον ον ηγιασα τω ονοματι μου απορριψω εκ προσωπου μου και εσται ισραηλ εις αφανισμον και εις λαλημα εις παντας τους λαους
[8] και ο οικος ουτος ο υψηλος πας ο διαπορευομενος δι αυτου εκστησεται και συριει και ερουσιν ενεκα τινος εποιησεν κυριος ουτως τη γη ταυτη και τω οικω τουτω
[9] και ερουσιν ανθ ων εγκατελιπον κυριον θεον αυτων ος εξηγαγεν τους πατερας αυτων εξ αιγυπτου εξ οικου δουλειας και αντελαβοντο θεων αλλοτριων και προσεκυνησαν αυτοις και εδουλευσαν αυτοις δια τουτο επηγαγεν κυριος επ αυτους την κακιαν ταυτην
[10] εικοσι ετη εν οις ωκοδομησεν σαλωμων τους δυο οικους τον οικον κυριου και τον οικον του βασιλεως
[11] χιραμ βασιλευς τυρου αντελαβετο του σαλωμων εν ξυλοις κεδρινοις και εν ξυλοις πευκινοις και εν χρυσιω και εν παντι θεληματι αυτου τοτε εδωκεν ο βασιλευς τω χιραμ εικοσι πολεις εν τη γη τη γαλιλαια
[12] και εξηλθεν χιραμ εκ τυρου και επορευθη εις την γαλιλαιαν του ιδειν τας πολεις ας εδωκεν αυτω σαλωμων και ουκ ηρεσαν αυτω
[13] και ειπεν τι αι πολεις αυται ας εδωκας μοι αδελφε και εκαλεσεν αυτας οριον εως της ημερας ταυτης
[14] και ηνεγκεν χιραμ τω σαλωμων εκατον και εικοσι ταλαντα χρυσιου
[15] (10:22Α) αυτη ην η πραγματεια της προνομης ης ανηνεγκεν ο βασιλευς σαλωμων οικοδομησαι τον οικον κυριου και τον οικον του βασιλεως και το τειχος ιερουσαλημ και την ακραν του περιφραξαι τον φραγμον της πολεως δαυιδ και την ασσουρ και την μαγδαν και την γαζερ και την βαιθωρων την ανωτερω και την ιεθερμαθ και πασας τας πολεις των αρματων και πασας τας πολεις των ιππεων και την πραγματειαν σαλωμων ην επραγματευσατο οικοδομησαι εν ιερουσαλημ και εν παση τη γη του μη καταρξαι αυτου …
[20] (10:22Β) παντα τον λαον τον υπολελειμμενον απο του χετταιου και του αμορραιου και του φερεζαιου και του χαναναιου και του ευαιου και του ιεβουσαιου και του γεργεσαιου των μη εκ των υιων ισραηλ οντων τα τεκνα αυτων τα υπολελειμμενα μετ αυτους εν τη γη ους ουκ εδυναντο οι υιοι ισραηλ εξολεθρευσαι αυτους και ανηγαγεν αυτους σαλωμων εις φορον εως της ημεραταυτης …
[22] (10:22Χ) και εκ των υιων ισραηλ ουκ εδωκε σαλωμων εις πραγμα οτι αυτοι ησαν ανδρες οι πολεμισται και παιδες αυτου και αρχοντες των αρματων αυτου και ιππεις αυτου …
[24] (9:9Α) τοτε ανηγαγεν σαλωμων την θυγατερα φαραω εκ πολεως δαυιδ εις οικον αυτου ον ωκοδομησεν εαυτω εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις …
[26] και ναυν υπερ ου εποιησεν ο βασιλευς σαλωμων εν γασιωνγαβερ την ουσαν εχομενην αιλαθ επι του χειλους της εσχατης θαλασσης εν γη εδωμ
[27] και απεστειλεν χιραμ εν τη νηι των παιδων αυτου ανδρας ναυτικους ελαυνειν ειδοτας θαλασσαν μετα των παιδων σαλωμων
[28] και ηλθον εις σωφηρα και ελαβον εκειθεν χρυσιου εκατον και εικοσι ταλαντα και ηνεγκαν τω βασιλει σαλωμων

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.