1 Reis 9:12

12 Hirão, pois, saiu de Tiro para ver as cidades que Salomão lhe dera; porém não lhe agradaram.

1 Reis 9:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 9:12

And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon
had given him
For these cities, being in or near Galilee, were not far from Tyre:

and they pleased him not;
being either out of repair, as some think; see ( 2 Chronicles 8:2 ) or the ground barren, and unfruitful; which is not likely, being in a very fruitful country, as the tribes on which they bordered were: but they were not agreeable to him, they did not suit with the disposition of him and his people, who were given not to husbandry, but to merchandise; and the land about these would require a good deal of pains and labour to till, which they were not used to.

1 Reis 9:12 In-Context

10 Ao fim dos vinte anos em que Salomão edificara as duas casas, a casa do Senhor e a casa do rei,

11 como Hirão, rei de Tiro, trouxera a Salomão madeira de cedro e de cipreste, e ouro segundo todo o seu desejo, deu o rei Salomão a Hirão vinte cidades na terra da Galiléia.

12 Hirão, pois, saiu de Tiro para ver as cidades que Salomão lhe dera; porém não lhe agradaram.

13 Pelo que disse: Que cidades são estas que me deste, irmão meu? De sorte que são chamadas até hoje terra de Cabul.

14 Hirão enviara ao rei cento e vinte talentos de ouro.