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1 Kings 9:12 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 9 · verse 12
And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.1 Kings 9:12 · King James Version
1 Kings 9:12 in context
10And 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.
12And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
13And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
14And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- pleasedyâsharto be straight or evenH3474 →
- pleasedʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- citiesʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
- HiramChîyrâmChiram or Chirom, the name of two TyriansH2438 →
- givennâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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What agreement was made between Solomon and Hiram, when the building-work was to be begun, we read before, ch. 5. Here we have an account of their fair and friendly parting when the work was done. 1. Hiram made good his bargain to the utmost.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-14