1 Kings 9:12

1 Kings 9:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
• New International Version (NIV)But when Hiram went from Tyre to see the towns that Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, they did not please him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Hiram went from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, but they did not please him.

Context of 1 Kings 9:12

10It took Solomon twenty years to build the Lord’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time, 11he gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to King Hiram of Tyre. (Hiram had previously provided all the cedar and cypress timber and gold that Solomon had requested.) But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the towns Solomon had given him, he was not at all pleased with them. 13“What kind of towns are these, my brother?” he asked. So Hiram called that area Cabul (which means “worthless”), as it is still known today. 14Nevertheless, Hiram paid Solomon 9,000 pounds of gold.

1 Kings 9:12 word by word

וַיֵּצֵ֤א חִירָם֙ מִצֹּ֔ר לִרְאוֹת֙ אֶת־הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַן־ל֖וֹ שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וְלֹ֥א יָשְׁר֖וּ בְּעֵינָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Hiramחִירָםchîyrâm chîyrôm · HiramH2438
• came outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• from Tyreצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
• to seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• had givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him; and they pleasedעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• him; and they pleasedיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474

Cross-references for 1 Kings 9:12

• Numbers 22:34Then Balaam confessed to the angel of the Lord, “I have sinned. I didn’t realize you were standing in the road to block my way. I will return home if you are against my going.”
• Judges 14:3His father and mother objected. “Isn’t there even one woman in our tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry?” they asked. “Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She looks good to me.”

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12They pleased him not - It is a reasonable conjecture that, when a question arose with respect to a cession of land, Hiram had cast his eyes on the bay or harbour of Acco, or Ptolemais, and was therefore the more disappointed when he received an inland tract of mountain territory.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-14Verses 10-14 Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities. Hiram did not like them. If Solomon would gratify him, let it be in his own element, by becoming his partner in trade, as he did. See how the providence of God suits this earth to the various tempers of men, and the dispositions of men to the earth, and all for the good of mankind in general.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-14Solomon made a business deal with King Hiram, trading wheat and olive oil for timber and gold (1 Kings 5:10–11). When Solomon owed Hiram, he gave him twenty towns in Galilee as payment. However, Hiram was unhappy with the towns and returned them to Solomon (see 2 Chronicles 8:2). The two friends agreed on other compensation and continued as allies and trading partners (1 Kings 9:26–28; 10:22).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 9:12

• Diplomacy
• Elijah
• Galilee
• Hiram
• Solomon
• Treaty

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• Tyre
• Chief
• Levy
• Alliance
• Hiram
• Kings, Books of
• Solomon's Servants
• Cabul

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings