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11 In return, Solomon sent him an annual payment of 100,000 bushels[a] of wheat for his household and 110,000 gallons[b] of pure olive oil. 12 So the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, just as he had promised. And Hiram and Solomon made a formal alliance of peace.

13 Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:11a Hebrew 20,000 cors [4,400 kiloliters].
  2. 5:11b As in Greek version, which reads 20,000 baths [420 kiloliters] (see also 2 Chr 2:10); Hebrew reads 20 cors, about 1,000 gallons or 4.4 kiloliters in volume.

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