1 Kings 9:12

And Hiram came out from Tyre to view the cities which, Solomon, had given him,—and they were not pleasing in his eyes.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.

In Context

11Hiram king of Tyre having supplied Solomon with timber of cedar, and with timber of fir, and with gold, according to all his desire, that, then, King Solomon gave unto Hiram twenty cities, in the land of Galilee.

13So he said—What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them, Unfruitful Land, [as they are called] unto this day.

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Cross References

Judges 14:3And his father and his mother said to him—Is there not, among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, a woman, that thou art going away to take a woman from among the uncircumcised Philistines? But Samson said unto his father—Take, her, for me, for, she, is pleasant in mine eyes.

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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