to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the house I am to build will be great and wonderful. 10 (A)I will give for your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber, 20,000 cors[a] of crushed wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths[b] of wine, and 20,000 baths of oil.”

11 Then Hiram the king of Tyre answered in a letter that he sent to Solomon, (B)“Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you king over them.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 2:10 A cor was about 6 bushels or 220 liters
  2. 2 Chronicles 2:10 A bath was about 6 gallons or 22 liters

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