Hiram sent 120 talents of gold—Apparently, to show that, although disappointed, he was not offended. The sum sent was very large—above a mil…

Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold. — The payment, by any calculation, was a large one, though little m…

And Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents
of gold . Not after the cities h…

Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities. Hiram did not like them. If Solomon wished to satisfy him, it should be in Hiram's own element, by becoming his p…