1 Kings 9:11
Good News Translation
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.

New Revised Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
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.

New American Bible
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—

Douay-Rheims Bible
(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.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

(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.

Now Hiram

1 Kings 5:6-10 Give orders, therefore, that thy servants cut me down cedar trees, out of Libanus, and let my servants be with thy servants: and I will give thee the hire of thy servants whatsoever thou wilt ask: for thou knowest how there is not among my people a man that has skill to hew wood like to the Sidonians. . . .

2 Chronicles 2:8-10,16 Send me also cedars, and fir trees, and pine trees from Libanus: for I know that thy servants are skilful in cutting timber in Libanus, and my servants shall be with thy servants, . . .

king Solomon

2 Chronicles 8:2 He built the cities which Hiram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

of Galilee

Joshua 20:7 And they appointed Cedes in Galilee of mount Nephtali, and Sichem in mount Ephraim, and Cariath-Arbe, the same is Hebron in the mountain of Juda.

Context
Solomon's Numerous Achievements
10And when twenty years were ended, after Solomon had built the two houses; that is, the house of the Lord, and the house of the king, 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.12And Hiram came out of Tyre, to see the towns which Solomon had given him, and they pleased him not;…
Cross References
1 Kings 9:10
And when twenty years were ended, after Solomon had built the two houses; that is, the house of the Lord, and the house of the king,

1 Kings 9:12
And Hiram came out of Tyre, to see the towns which Solomon had given him, and they pleased him not;

1 Kings 9:14
And Hiram sent to king Solomon a hundred and twenty talents of gold.

Amos 1:9
Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Tyre, and for four I will not convert it: because they have shut up an entire captivity in Edom, and have not remembered the covenant of brethren.

1 Kings 9:10
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