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(Hiram had previously provided all the cedar and cypress timber and gold that Solomon had requested.) <a href="/esv/1_kings/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> and Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold, as much as he desired, King Solomon gave to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/9.htm">King James Bible</a> (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. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/9.htm">New King James Version</a> (Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> (Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and juniper timber and gold, satisfying all his desire), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> (Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold according to all his desire), then King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> (Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold according to all his desire), then King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> (Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold according to all his desire), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. <a href="/amp/1_kings/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> (Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with as much cedar and cypress timber [from Lebanon] and gold as he desired), at that time King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee (northern Israel). <a href="/csb/1_kings/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> King Hiram of Tyre having supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every wish —King Solomon gave Hiram twenty towns in the land of Galilee. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Hiram king of Tyre having supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every wish—King Solomon gave Hiram 20 towns in the land of Galilee. <a href="/asv/1_kings/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> (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. <a href="/cev/1_kings/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Later, Solomon gave King Hiram of Tyre 20 towns in the region of Galilee to repay him for the cedar, pine, and gold he had given Solomon. <a href="/erv/1_kings/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> (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. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> [When King Solomon had finished,] he gave King Hiram of Tyre 20 cities in Galilee. (Hiram had supplied Solomon with as much cedar and cypress lumber and gold as he wanted.) <a href="/gnt/1_kings/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> King Hiram of Tyre had provided him with all the cedar and pine and with all the gold he wanted for this work. After it was finished, King Solomon gave Hiram twenty towns in the region of Galilee. <a href="/isv/1_kings/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> after which King Solomon gave Hiram 20 cities in the land of Galilee, because King Hiram of Tyre had provided Solomon with as much cedar, cypress timber, and gold that he wanted. <a href="/msb/1_kings/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. <a href="/net/1_kings/9.htm">NET Bible</a> King Solomon gave King Hiram of Tyre twenty cities in the region of Galilee, because Hiram had supplied Solomon with cedars, evergreens, and all the gold he wanted. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> (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. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> (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. <a href="/web/1_kings/9.htm">World English Bible</a> (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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Hiram king of Tyre has assisted Solomon with cedar-trees, and with fir-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire; then King Solomon gives to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/1_kings/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> (Hiram, king of Tyre, aided Solomon in woods of cedars and in woods of cypresses, and in gold to all his desire) then king Solomon will give Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 11(Hiram the king of Tyre furnishing Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and gold according to all he had need of.) then Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Hiram, the king of Tyre, having supplied Solomon with cedar wood, and spruce wood, and gold, in accord with all that he needed, then Solomon gave Hiram twenty towns in the land of Galilee. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Hiram, king of Tyre, supplying Solomon with all the cedar wood, fir wood, and gold he wished, and King Solomon giving Hiram in return twenty cities in the land of Galilee— <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> King Hiram of Tyre having supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold, as much as he desired, King Solomon gave to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees and gold, according to all his desire), that then King Solomon gave Hiram twenty towns in the land of Galilee. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Khiram the King of Tsur supplied Solomon with wood of cedar and with the wood of cypresses and with gold as he pleased. Then King Solomon gave to Khiram twenty towns in the land of Galila.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> now Hiram the king of Tyre had 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. <a href="/sep/1_kings/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Chiram king of Tyre helped Solomon with cedar wood, and fir wood, and with gold, and all that he wished for: then the king gave Chiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/9-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=3718" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/9.htm">Solomon's Numerous Achievements</a> 10Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace, 11<a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: ’āz (Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">King</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/2438.htm" title="2438: lə·ḥî·rām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians). Or Chiyrowm; another form of Chuwram; Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">towns</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1551.htm" title="1551: hag·gā·lîl (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Or Galiylah; the same as galiyl; a circle; Galil in the North of Palestine.">of Galilee</a> <a href="/hebrew/2438.htm" title="2438: ḥî·rām (N-proper-ms) -- A Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians). Or Chiyrowm; another form of Chuwram; Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians.">to Hiram</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/6865.htm" title="6865: ṣōr (N-proper-fs) -- A Phoenician city. Or Tsowr; the same as tsor; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine.">of Tyre,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: niś·śā (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">who had supplied</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’ă·rā·zîm (N-mp) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">with cedar</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ū·ḇa·‘ă·ṣê (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1265.htm" title="1265: ḇə·rō·wō·šîm (N-mp) -- Cypress or fir. Of uncertain derivation; a cypress Tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument.">and cypress</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ba·‘ă·ṣê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">logs</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: ū·ḇaz·zā·hāḇ (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">and gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">for his every</a> <a href="/hebrew/2656.htm" title="2656: ḥep̄·ṣōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Delight, pleasure. From chaphets; pleasure; hence desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence a matter.">desire.</a> 12So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-2.htm">2 Chronicles 8:2</a> Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there. <a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">1 Kings 5:1-12</a> Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David. / And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram: / “As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/2-3.htm">2 Chronicles 2:3-16</a> Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in. / Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever. / The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. ... <a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">1 Kings 10:11-12</a> (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones. / The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.) <a href="/2_chronicles/9-10.htm">2 Chronicles 9:10-11</a> (The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones. / The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.) <a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6</a> Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.” <a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm">1 Kings 5:10</a> So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted, <a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">1 Kings 5:18</a> So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple. <a href="/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11</a> Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David. <a href="/2_chronicles/2-11.htm">2 Chronicles 2:11</a> Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.” <a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">2 Chronicles 2:8</a> Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours <a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13-14</a> Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre. / He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work. <a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22</a> For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">2 Chronicles 9:21</a> For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Matthew 12:42</a> The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>(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.Now Hiram<a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6-10</a> Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians… <a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">2 Chronicles 2:8-10,16</a> Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants, … king Solomon<a href="/2_chronicles/8-2.htm">2 Chronicles 8:2</a> That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.of Galilee<a href="/joshua/20-7.htm">Joshua 20:7</a> And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm">Cedar-Trees</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-34.htm">Cypress</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm">Cypress-Trees</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-1.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-1.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-34.htm">Fir</a> <a href="/numbers/31-5.htm">Furnished</a> <a href="/joshua/21-32.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-51.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">Hiram</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-34.htm">Pine</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-10.htm">Timber</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-36.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-14.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm">Wanted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-1.htm">Cedar-Trees</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-12.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">Cypress</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">Cypress-Trees</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-19.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-19.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-23.htm">Fir</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-2.htm">Furnished</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-14.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-12.htm">Hiram</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">Pine</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-12.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-22.htm">Timber</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-12.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-14.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-12.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-9.htm">Wanted</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 9</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/9-1.htm">God's covenant in a vision with Solomon</a> 10. <a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiran</a> 15. <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">In Solomon's works the Gentiles were his bondmen, the Israelites servants</a> 24. <a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">Pharaoh's daughter removes to her house</a> 25. <a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices</a> 26. <a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">His navy fetches gold from Ophir</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Galilee, located in the northern part of Israel, was a fertile and strategically significant region. The giving of towns indicates a form of payment or gratitude for services rendered. This act reflects the broader practice of land grants in ancient Near Eastern diplomacy. Solomon's decision to give towns in Galilee may also suggest the region's lesser importance to his central administration compared to Jerusalem and Judah.to Hiram king of Tyre Hiram was the king of Tyre, a prominent Phoenician city-state known for its maritime trade and skilled craftsmen. The alliance between Solomon and Hiram was mutually beneficial, as Tyre had resources and expertise that Israel lacked. This relationship is further evidenced by Hiram's assistance in building the Temple (<a href="/1_kings/5.htm">1 Kings 5:1-12</a>). The mention of Hiram underscores the interconnectedness of ancient Near Eastern politics and the importance of international alliances.who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs Cedar and cypress were highly valued for their durability and aromatic qualities, making them ideal for construction, especially in royal and religious buildings. The cedars of Lebanon, in particular, were renowned throughout the ancient world. This supply of timber was crucial for Solomon's building projects, including the Temple and his palace. The use of these materials signifies the grandeur and splendor of Solomon's reign and his commitment to fulfilling David's vision for the Temple (<a href="/1_chronicles/22-4.htm">1 Chronicles 22:4</a>).and gold for his every desire Gold symbolizes wealth, power, and divine favor in biblical literature. Solomon's accumulation of gold reflects his prosperity and the fulfillment of God's promise of wealth (<a href="/1_kings/3-13.htm">1 Kings 3:13</a>). The phrase "for his every desire" suggests Solomon's extensive building projects and luxurious lifestyle, which later contributed to his downfall (<a href="/1_kings/11.htm">1 Kings 11:1-13</a>). This abundance of gold also prefigures the wealth of the Messianic kingdom, as seen in prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Isaiah 60:5-9</a>, where the nations bring their wealth to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hiram,_king_of_tyre.htm">Hiram, King of Tyre</a> A significant ally of King Solomon, Hiram was the ruler of Tyre, a prominent Phoenician city. He provided Solomon with materials and skilled laborers for the construction of the temple and Solomon's palace. 2. <a href="/topical/s/solomon,_king_of_israel.htm">Solomon, King of Israel</a> The son of David and Bathsheba, Solomon was known for his wisdom, wealth, and extensive building projects, including the temple in Jerusalem. 3. <a href="/topical/c/cedar_and_cypress.htm">Cedar and Cypress</a> These were valuable materials used in ancient construction, particularly for the temple and royal buildings. Cedar was prized for its durability and fragrance. 4. <a href="/topical/g/gold.htm">Gold</a> A symbol of wealth and divine blessing, gold was used extensively in the temple and Solomon's palace, signifying the prosperity of Solomon's reign. 5. <a href="/topical/g/galilee.htm">Galilee</a> A region in northern Israel, which Solomon gave to Hiram as a gesture of gratitude for his support and resources.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_alliances.htm">The Importance of Alliances</a> Solomon's relationship with Hiram demonstrates the value of forming strategic alliances. In our lives, we should seek partnerships that align with our values and goals. <a href="/topical/g/generosity_and_gratitude.htm">Generosity and Gratitude</a> Solomon's gift of cities to Hiram shows a spirit of generosity and gratitude. We are called to express thankfulness and share our blessings with others. <a href="/topical/w/wise_stewardship.htm">Wise Stewardship</a> The use of resources like cedar, cypress, and gold reflects wise stewardship. We should manage our resources prudently, using them to honor God and benefit others. <a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_promises.htm">Fulfillment of Promises</a> Solomon fulfilled his promise to Hiram, reminding us of the importance of keeping our commitments and being trustworthy in our dealings. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_material_wealth.htm">The Role of Material Wealth</a> While Solomon's wealth was a sign of God's blessing, it also came with responsibilities. We should view our material possessions as tools for service, not just personal gain.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 9</a> <a href="/q/did_solomon_give_hiram_20_cities_in_galilee.htm">In 1 Kings 9:11, how could Solomon give Hiram twenty cities in Galilee, and is there any historical or archaeological evidence confirming this exchange? </a> <a href="/q/how_can_2_chr_8_2_and_1_kgs_9_11-13_align.htm">In 2 Chronicles 8:2, Solomon rebuilds cities given by Hiram, yet 1 Kings 9:11–13 implies those cities were unacceptable to him; how can both accounts be accurate? </a> <a href="/q/is_ophir's_location_or_voyages_proven.htm">In 1 Kings 9:26-28, Solomon's fleet sailed to Ophir for gold; does any evidence confirm the location of Ophir or the plausibility of these voyages?</a> <a href="/q/solomon's_horse_stalls_count.htm">How many stalls of horses did Solomon have? (1 Kings 4:26 vs. 2 Chronicles 9:25)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) Gave Hiram . . . cities.--This implies a debt to him for timber and gold, and probably stone also, over and above the payment in kind stipulated for in <a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm" title="My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats to the place that you shall appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and you shall receive them: and you shall accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.">1Kings 5:9</a>. From the notice in <a href="/2_chronicles/8-2.htm" title="That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.">2Chronicles 8:2</a>, that, when these cities were restored by Hiram, Solomon rebuilt them, and peopled them with Israelites, it seems likely that they were previously cities of the subject races, which he would have no scruple in alienating; although, indeed, the often-quoted enactment of the Law (<a href="/context/leviticus/25-23.htm" title="The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine, for you are strangers and sojourners with me.">Leviticus 25:23-24</a>), would not have been likely to be strictly observed under his self-reliant despotism.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - (Now Hiram the king of Tyre [Here we have a parenthesis referring us back to <a href="/1_kings/5-8.htm">1 Kings 5:8-10</a>] had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and with fir trees and with gold [The gold is here mentioned for the first time, No doubt Hiram's shipping had brought it in Before the Jewish navy was built. It was this probably that led to the construction of a fleet] according to all his desire), that then [this is the apodosis to ver. 10] king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities [really they were mere villages. "It is a genuine Eastern trick to dignify a small present with a pompous name" (Thomson). But עִיר is a word of very wide meaning] in the land of Galilee. גּלִיל lit., circuit, region (like Ciccar, <a href="/1_kings/7-46.htm">1 Kings 7:46</a>), hence often found as here with the art. = the region of the Gentiles (<a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1</a>; 1 Macc. 5:15; <a href="/matthew/4-15.htm">Matthew 4:15</a>), so called because it was inhabited by Phoenicians (see <a href="/2_samuel/24-7.htm">2 Samuel 24:7</a>, and Strabo, 16. p. 760), originally designated but a small part of the considerable tract of country later known as the province of "Galilee," viz., the northern part in the tribe of Naphtali (<a href="/joshua/20-7.htm">Joshua 20:7</a>; <a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a>; <a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1</a>. Cf. Jos., Ant. 5.1.18). It is easy to see why this particular region was surrendered to Hiram. (1) It was near his country (<a href="/2_samuel/24-7.htm">2 Samuel 24:7</a>); (2) the people were Phoenicians, allied to Hiram, but strangers to Solomon, both in race and religion; (3) Solomon could not with propriety alienate any part of Immanuel's land, or convey to a foreigner the dominion over the people of the Lord. <a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Leviticus 25:23</a> forbade the alienation of the land; <a href="/deuteronomy/17-15.htm">Deuteronomy 17:15</a> the rule of a stranger. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/9-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>King הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne gave יִתֵּן֩ (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set twenty עֶשְׂרִ֣ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth towns עִ֔יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement in the land בְּאֶ֖רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Galilee הַגָּלִֽיל׃ (hag·gā·lîl) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1551.htm">Strong's 1551: </a> Galilee -- a cylinder, rod, circuit, district, also a district in Palestine to Hiram חִירָ֣ם (ḥî·rām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2438.htm">Strong's 2438: </a> Hiram -- a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians) king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Tyre, צֹ֠ר (ṣōr) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6865.htm">Strong's 6865: </a> Tyre -- a Phoenician city who had supplied נִשָּׂ֨א (niś·śā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take him שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne with cedar אֲרָזִ֨ים (’ă·rā·zîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> A cedar tree and cypress בְרוֹשִׁ֛ים (ḇə·rō·wō·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1265.htm">Strong's 1265: </a> A cypress, tree, a lance, a musical instrument logs בַּעֲצֵי֩ (ba·‘ă·ṣê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood and gold וּבַזָּהָ֖ב (ū·ḇaz·zā·hāḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky for his every לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every desire. חֶפְצ֑וֹ (ḥep̄·ṣōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2656.htm">Strong's 2656: </a> Pleasure, desire, a valuable thing, a matter <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-11.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 9:11 Now Hiram the king of Tyre had (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 9:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 9:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/9-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 9:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 9:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>