1 Reis 9:12

12 Mas, quando este veio de Tiro para ver as cidades que Salomão lhe dera, não gostou.

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 Depois de vinte anos, durante os quais construiu estes dois edifícios, o templo do SENHOR e o palácio real,

11 o rei Salomão deu vinte cidades da Galileia a Hirão, rei de Tiro, pois Hirão lhe havia fornecido toda a madeira de cedro e de pinho e o ouro de que ele precisou.

12 Mas, quando este veio de Tiro para ver as cidades que Salomão lhe dera, não gostou.

13 “Que cidades são essas que tu me deste, meu irmão?”, ele perguntou. E as chamou terra de Cabul, nome que elas têm até hoje.

14 Hirão tinha enviado ao rei quatro mil e duzentos quilos de ouro!