I Kings · Chapter 5 King James Version

I Kings 5:11

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The Scripture

(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

In this chapter the king Solomon begins the construction of the temple of the Lord, but the people of Israel are still disobedient, worshiping other gods and causing unrest. The narrative highlights the contrast between divine worship and human idolatry, and the importance of faithful obedience to God's commands.

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