Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat for food to his household, and twenty cors of pure oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year.
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Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat for food to his household, and twenty cors of pure oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
1 Kings 5:11 says Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 measures of wheat and 20 measures of pure oil annually for his household. 2 Chronicles 2:10 says Solomon gave 20,000 measures of wheat, 20,000 measures of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of oil to the timber workers.
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"1 Kings 5:11 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/1-kings/5/11?version=WEB (retrieved 26 August 2026).