1 Rois 9:12

12 Hiram sortit de Tyr, pour voir les villes que lui donnait Salomon. Mais elles ne lui plurent point,

1 Rois 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 Rois 9:12 In-Context

10 Au bout de vingt ans, Salomon avait bâti les deux maisons, la maison de l'Eternel et la maison du roi.

11 Alors, comme Hiram, roi de Tyr, avait fourni à Salomon des bois de cèdre et des bois de cyprès, et de l'or, autant qu'il en voulut, le roi Salomon donna à Hiram vingt villes dans le pays de Galilée.

12 Hiram sortit de Tyr, pour voir les villes que lui donnait Salomon. Mais elles ne lui plurent point,

13 et il dit: Quelles villes m'as-tu données là, mon frère? Et il les appela pays de Cabul, nom qu'elles ont conservé jusqu'à ce jour.

14 Hiram avait envoyé au roi cent vingt talents d'or.