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

10Now at the end of 20 years during which Solomon had built the two houses—Adonai’s House and the royal palace— 11since King Hiram of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar and cypress logs and with gold for all his desire—in return King Solomon gave Hiram 20 cities in the land of Galilee. So Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. 13He said, “What are these cities that you’ve given me, my brother?” So they have been called the land of Kabul to this day. 14(Hiram had also sent to the king 120 talents 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 22:34Balaam said to the angel of Adonai, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the road to oppose me. Now, if this is displeasing in your eyes, I will go back home.”
• Judges 14:3Then his father and his mother said to him, “Is there no woman among the daughters of your kinsmen, or among all our people, that you are going to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she is the right one in my eyes.”

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

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• Tyre
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• Levy
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• 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