2 Chronicles 8:2

2 that Solomon rebuilt the cities which Hiram had given him and caused the sons of Israel to dwell there.

2 Chronicles 8:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 8:2

That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon
Which Solomon first gave to him, but he not liking them, returned them to him, ( 1 Kings 9:12 ) ,

Solomon built them;
or rebuilt them, being very much out of repair, which might be one reason of Huram's not accepting them:

and caused the children of Israel to dwell there;
they being inhabited by others, the remains of the Canaanitcs perhaps; see ( 2 Chronicles 8:7 ) .

2 Chronicles 8:2 In-Context

1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house,

2 that Solomon rebuilt the cities which Hiram had given him and caused the sons of Israel to dwell there.

3 Then Solomon went to Hamathzobah and prevailed against it.

4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the store cities, which he built in the wilderness.

5 Likewise, he rebuilt Bethhoron the upper and Bethhoron the lower, fenced cities with walls, gates, and bars;