Melachim Alef 9:12

12 And Chiram came out from Tzor (Tyre) to see the towns which Sh’lomo had given him; and they pleased him not.

Melachim Alef 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.

Melachim Alef 9:12 In-Context

10 And it came to pass at the end of esrim shanim, when Sh’lomo had built the two batim, the Beis Hashem, and the Bais HaMelech,

11 (Now Chiram Melech Tzor had furnished Sh’lomo with cedar trees and cypress trees, and with zahav, according to all his desire), that then HaMelech Sh’lomo gave Chiram esrim ir (twenty towns) in Eretz HaGalil.

12 And Chiram came out from Tzor (Tyre) to see the towns which Sh’lomo had given him; and they pleased him not.

13 And he said, What towns are these which thou hast given me, achi (my brother)? And he called them Eretz Kavul unto this day.

14 And Chiram sent to HaMelech 120 talents of zahav.