1 Kings 9:13

And he said, What sort of towns are these which you have given me, my brother? So they were named the land of Cabul, to this day.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.

In Context

12But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the towns which Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them.

14And Hiram sent the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold.

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Cross References

1 Kings 5:1Now Hiram, king of Tyre, hearing that Solomon had been made king in place of his father, sent his servants to him; for Hiram had ever been a friend to David.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:11-15

Solomon and Hiram. ( b. c. 1001.) 10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord , and the king's house, 11 ( Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. 13 And he said, What cities are these… Read the whole commentary →

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