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Berean Standard Bible

“And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.”

1 Kings 5:12

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Solomon is preparing to build the temple, and he asks King Hiram of Tyre for cedar and cypress timber. Hiram had been a friend of David and gladly agrees.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now the Lord had given Solomon wisdom, as he had said to him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made an agreement together.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Dió pues Jehová á Salomón sabiduría como le había dicho: y hubo paz entre Hiram y Salomón, é hicieron alianza entre ambos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El Señor, pues, dio a Salomón gran sabiduría como le había prometido. Hiram y Salomón hicieron un pacto formal de paz.

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