1 Kings 9:13

So 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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

12And Hiram came out from Tyre to view the cities which, Solomon, had given him,—and they were not pleasing in his eyes.

14Now Hiram had sent to the king,—a hundred and twenty talents of gold.

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Cross References

1 Kings 5:1And Hiram King of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon, for he had heard that, him, had they anointed king, in the room of his father,—for, Hiram, was, a lover, of, David continually.

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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