1 Kings 5:11

And Solomon allowed Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat, for provision for his house, and twenty measures of the purest oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram every year.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The 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.

In Context

10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees, and fir trees, according to all his desire.

12And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they two made a league together.

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Cross References

1 Kings 4:22And the provision of Solomon for each day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

1 Chronicles 6:29And the sons of Merari, Moholi: Lobni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son,

2 Chronicles 9:22And Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth for riches and glory.

Psalms 89:1Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 5:11-18

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… Read the whole commentary →

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