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The amount of wheat was considerably less than Solomon’s own annual consumption, which exceeded 32,000 cors (1 Kings 4:22). However, th…

Twenty thousand measures of wheat. —This agrees well enough with the calculation in 1 Kings 4:22 of ninety me…

And I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the …

And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat [for]
food to his household
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The temple was chiefly built by the riches and labor of Gentiles, which typified their calling into the church. Solomon commanded, and they brought…
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