Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 9:11:

• Kupsabiny: “he gave Hiram twenty cities/towns in the region of Galilee as payment for the cedar and cyprus timber plus the gold which Hiram had given.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “King Hiram of Tyre had given Solomon all the cedar wood, pine wood and gold that he needed. So Solomon gave King Hiram 20 cities in Galilee.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “he gave the 20 towns in Galilea to King Hiram of Tyre. He did this because Hiram had-supplied him all the cedar and pine trees, and gold that he needed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Hiram, the king of Tyre had arranged for his workers to give Solomon all the cedar and pine logs and all the gold that he needed for this work. After it was all finished, King Solomon gave to Hiram 20 cities in the Galilee region.” (Source: Translation for Translators)