1 Rois 9:12

12 Et Hiram sortit de Tyr pour voir les villes que Salomon lui avait données, 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 Or au bout des vingt ans pendant lesquels Salomon bâtit les deux maisons, la maison de l'Éternel et la maison royale,

11 Hiram, roi de Tyr, ayant fourni à Salomon du bois de cèdre, du bois de cyprès et de l'or, autant qu'il en avait voulu, le roi Salomon donna à Hiram vingt villes, au pays de Galilée.

12 Et Hiram sortit de Tyr pour voir les villes que Salomon lui avait données, mais elles ne lui plurent point;

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

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