1 Reyes 9:12

12 Y salió Hiram de Tiro para ver las ciudades que Salomón le había dado, y no le gustaron.

1 Reyes 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 Reyes 9:12 In-Context

10 Y sucedió al cabo de los veinte años, en los cuales Salomón había edificado las dos casas, la casa del SEÑOR y la casa del rey

11 (Hiram, rey de Tiro, había proporcionado a Salomón maderas de cedro y de ciprés y oro conforme a todo su deseo), que el rey Salomón dio a Hiram veinte ciudades en la tierra de Galilea.

12 Y salió Hiram de Tiro para ver las ciudades que Salomón le había dado, y no le gustaron.

13 Y dijo: ¿Qué son estas ciudades que me has dado, hermano mío? Por eso fueron llamadas tierra de Cabul hasta hoy.

14 Hiram había enviado al rey ciento veinte talentos de oro.