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 aconteció al cabo de los veinte años, que Salomón había edificado las dos casas, la Casa del SEÑOR y la casa rea

11 (para las cuales Hiram rey de Tiro, había traído a Salomón madera de cedro y de haya, y cuanto oro él quiso), que el rey Salomón dio a Hiram veinte ciudades en 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 ciudades son éstas que me has dado, hermano? Y les puso por nombre, la tierra de Cabul, hasta hoy

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