2 Chronicles 8:2

2 He rebuilt the cities Huram gave him, and he had Israelites live in them.

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 It took Solomon 20 years to build the LORD's house and his own house.

2 He rebuilt the cities Huram gave him, and he had Israelites live in them.

3 Then Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and conquered it.

4 He rebuilt Tadmor in the desert and built all the storage cities in Hamath.

5 He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon into cities fortified with walls, double-door gates, and bars.