So Hiram went out from Tyre to look over the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them.
1 Kings 9:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So he said, ‘What are these towns you’ve given me, my brother? ’ So he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are still called today. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He said, What are these cities worth which you have given me, my brother? So they are called the Cabul [unproductive] Land to this day. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible So Hiram remarked, “My brother, are these towns you’ve given me good for anything?” The cities are thus called the land of Cabul to this very day. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said, "Are these the cities that you have given to me, brother?" And he called them the land of Cabul, even to this day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: Are these the cities which thou hast given me, brother? And he called them the land of Chabul, unto this day. |
So Hiram went out from Tyre to look over the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them.
The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Tyre for three crimes, even four, because they handed over a whole community of exiles to Edom and broke a treaty of brotherhood.
It turned eastwards to Beth-dagon, reached Zebulun and Iphtah-el Valley, north towards Beth-emek and Neiel, and went north to Cabul,