Divrey Hayamim Bais 8:2

2 That the cities which Churam had restored to Sh’lomo, Sh’lomo rebuilt them, and caused the Bnei Yisroel to dwell there.

Divrey Hayamim Bais 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 ) .

Divrey Hayamim Bais 8:2 In-Context

1 And it came to pass at the end of esrim shanah, wherein Sh’lomo had built the Beis Hashem, and his own bais (palace),

2 That the cities which Churam had restored to Sh’lomo, Sh’lomo rebuilt them, and caused the Bnei Yisroel to dwell there.

3 And Sh’lomo went to Chamat Tzovah, and captured it.

4 And he built Tadmor in the midbar, and all the storage towns, which he built in Chamat.

5 Also he rebuilt Upper Beit Choron, and Lower Beit Choron, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars,