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11 In return, Solomon gave an annual gift to Hiram of twenty thousand kors[a] of wheat to eat, and twenty thousand kors of pure oil for his palace use. 12 Now the Lord made Solomon wise, just as he had promised. Solomon and Hiram made a covenant and had peace.

13 King Solomon called up a work gang of thirty thousand workers from all over Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 5:11 One kor is possibly equal to fifty gallons.

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