1 Kings 5:11

World English Bible (2000)

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.

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  • 2 Chr 2:10 : 10 Behold, I will give to your servants, the cutters who 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 Kgs 4:22 : 22 Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,

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  • 2 Chr 2:9-12
    4 verses
    82%

    9 even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.

    10 Behold, I will give to your servants, the cutters who 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."

    11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, "Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them."

    12 Huram continued, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 5:12-13
    2 verses
    79%

    12 Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a treaty together.

    13 King Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

  • 1 Kgs 5:6-10
    5 verses
    79%

    6 Now therefore command that they cut me cedar trees out of Lebanon. My servants shall be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you shall say. For you know that there is not among us any who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians."

    7 It happened, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, "Blessed is Yahweh this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people."

    8 Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, "I have heard the message which you have sent to me. I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.

    9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that you shall appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and you shall receive them. You shall accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household."

    10 So Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of fir according to all his desire.

  • 1 Kgs 4:21-23
    3 verses
    77%

    21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought tribute, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

    22 Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,

    23 ten head of fat cattle, and twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fattened fowl.

  • 1 Kgs 5:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

    2 Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 9:10-12
    3 verses
    75%

    10 It happened at the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Yahweh and the king's house

    11 (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

    12 Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they didn't please him.

  • 2 Chr 2:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 "Now therefore the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants:

    16 and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you shall need; and we will bring it to you in floats by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up to Jerusalem."

  • 1 Kgs 10:25
    72%

    25 They brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and clothing, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

  • 2 Chr 2:3
    71%

    3 Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, "As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build him a house in which to dwell, [even so deal with me].

  • 1 Kgs 9:14
    71%

    14 Hiram sent to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.

  • 1 Kgs 4:7
    71%

    7 Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

  • 1 Kgs 10:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10 She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones. There came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

    11 The navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees and precious stones.

  • 1 Kgs 10:13-15
    3 verses
    70%

    13 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.

    14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,

    15 besides [that which] the traders [brought], and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of the mixed people, and of the governors of the country.

  • 2 Sam 5:11
    69%

    11 Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.

  • 1 Kgs 5:15
    69%

    15 Solomon had seventy thousand who bore burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains;

  • 2 Chr 8:18
    69%

    18 Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

  • 2 Chr 9:24
    69%

    24 They brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and clothing, armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

  • 1 Kgs 7:13
    69%

    13 King Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

  • 2 Chr 9:9
    69%

    9 She gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 9:27-28
    2 verses
    69%

    27 Hiram sent in the navy his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

    28 They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 4:27
    68%

    27 Those officers provided food for king Solomon, and for all who came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.

  • Song 8:11
    68%

    11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

  • 1 Kgs 6:11
    68%

    11 The word of Yahweh came to Solomon, saying,

  • 2 Chr 9:12
    68%

    12 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which she had brought to the king. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.

  • 2 Chr 1:11-12
    2 verses
    68%

    11 God said to Solomon, "Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of those who hate you, neither yet have asked long life; but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king:

    12 wisdom and knowledge is granted to you. I will give you riches, wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had who have been before you; neither shall there any after you have the like."

  • 2 Chr 9:14
    68%

    14 besides that which the traders and merchants brought: and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

  • 2 Chr 7:5
    68%

    5 King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

  • 2 Chr 1:16
    67%

    16 The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue; the king's merchants purchased them from Kue.

  • 1 Kgs 10:23
    67%

    23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

  • Hag 2:16
    67%

    16 Through all that time, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty, there were only twenty.

  • 1 Kgs 10:4
    67%

    4 When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,