KJV King James Version
And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat [for] food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
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1 Kings 5:11
And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat [for] food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.
WEB World English Bible
Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year.
ASV American Standard Version
And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Solomon hath given to Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat, food for his house, and twenty cors of beaten oil; thus doth Solomon give to Hiram year by year.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 5
8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: [and] I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
9 My servants shall bring [them] down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive [them]: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees [according to] all his desire.
11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat [for] food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, [and] two months at home: and Adoniram [was] over the levy.
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וּשְׁלֹמֹה֩H8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonנָתַ֨ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלְחִירָ֜םH2438 · chi.ramHiramעֶשְׂרִים֩H6242 · es.rimtwentyאֶ֨לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandכֹּ֤רH3734 · korkorחִטִּים֙H2406 · chit.tahwheatמַכֹּ֣לֶתH4361 · mak.ko.letfoodלְבֵית֔וֹH1004 · betplaceוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyכֹּ֖רH3734 · korkorשֶׁ֣מֶןH8081 · she.menoilכָּתִ֑יתH3795 · ka.titbeatenכֹּֽה־H3541 · kohthusיִתֵּ֧ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveשְׁלֹמֹ֛הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonלְחִירָ֖םH2438 · chi.ramHiramשָׁנָ֥הH8141 · sha.nehyearבְשָׁנָֽה׃ פH8141 · sha.nehyear
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 2:10And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.1 Kings 4:22And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
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