14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
14 Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents
14 This is all Hiram got from Solomon in exchange for four and a half tons of gold!
14 Then Hiram sent the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold.
14 Nevertheless, Hiram paid Solomon 9,000 pounds of gold.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 9:14
Commentary on 1 Kings 9:10-14
(Read 1 Kings 9:10-14)
Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities. Hiram did not like them. If Solomon would gratify him, let it be in his own element, by becoming his partner in trade, as he did. See how the providence of God suits this earth to the various tempers of men, and the dispositions of men to the earth, and all for the good of mankind in general.