1 Kings

1 Kings 9:10–11

¹⁰Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace, ¹¹King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress^b logs and gold for his every desire.

Footnotes

b 9:11 Or pine or juniper or fir

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1 Kings 9:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וַיְהִ֗י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
at the end	מִקְצֵה֙	miq·ṣêh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7097 end, extremity
of the twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
years	שָׁנָ֔ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
during which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
built	בָּנָ֥ה	bā·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
these two	שְׁנֵ֣י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
houses	הַבָּתִּ֑ים	hab·bāt·tîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1004 house
the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the royal	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house

1 Kings 9:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
King	הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
gave	יִתֵּן֩	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
towns	עִ֔יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
in the land	בְּאֶ֖רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Galilee	הַגָּלִֽיל׃	hag·gā·lîl	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1551 cylinder, rod, circuit, district
to Hiram	חִירָ֣ם	ḥî·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2438 Hiram
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Tyre	צֹ֠ר	ṣōr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6865 Tyre
who had supplied	נִשָּׂ֨א	niś·śā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
him	שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
with cedar	אֲרָזִ֨ים	’ă·rā·zîm	Noun - masculine plural	H730 cedar
and cypress	בְרוֹשִׁ֛ים	ḇə·rō·wō·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1265 cypress or fir
logs	בַּעֲצֵי֩	ba·‘ă·ṣê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and gold	וּבַזָּהָ֖ב	ū·ḇaz·zā·hāḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
for his every	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
desire	חֶפְצ֑וֹ	ḥep̄·ṣōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2656 delight, pleasure

Cross-references

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1 Kings 9:10 1 Kings 6:37–7:1 · 2 Chronicles 8:1–18 · 1 Kings 9:1

1 Kings 9:11 2 Chronicles 8:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.