1 Kings 9:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“(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.”

1 Kings 9:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 9:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 9:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“(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 Kings 9:11 — World English Bible

1 Kings 9:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“(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.”

1 Kings 9:11 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 9:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

1 Kings 9:11 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 9:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hiram the king of Tyre having furnished Solomon with cedar-trees and cypress-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire, — that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.”

1 Kings 9:11 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 9:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(For the which Hiram the King of Tyrus had brought to Salomon timber of cedar, and firre trees, and golde, and whatsoeuer he desired) then King Salomon gaue to Hiram twentie cities in the land of Galil.”

1 Kings 9:11 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 9:11 in Context — 1 Kings 9

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.

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