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1 Kings 9:14

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What does 1 Kings 9:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
1 Kings 9:14 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
12And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
13And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
14And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
15And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
16Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a portion unto his daughter, Solomon`s wife.
17And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold.] Not after the cities had been given him, but before; and it may be rendered “had sent” f168, and is the sum of the gold he furnished him with for the temple, (<110911>1 Kings 9:11) which, according to Brerewood f169, was 540,000 pounds of our money; and, according to another f170 writer, it amounted to 1,466,400 ducats of gold, taking a talent at 12,220 ducats.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Hiram sent sixscore talents of gold - Apparently, to show that, although disappointed, he was not offended. The sum sent was very large - above a million and a quarter of our money, according to one estimate of the weight of the Hebrew gold talent; or about 720,000 according to the estimate adopted in Exodus 38:24-29 note. At any rate, it was more than equal to a sixth part of Solomon’s regular revenue 1 Kings 10:14. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Sent - And this seems to be here added, both to declare the quantity of the gold sent, which had been only named before, Kg1 9:11, and as the reason why he resented Solomon's action, because so great a sum required a better recompense. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 9:15”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Kg1 9:11, Kg1 9:28, Kg1 10:10, Kg1 10:14, Kg1 10:21 3 Kings (1 Kings) 9:15”
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