1 Re 9:12

12 Hiram uscì da Tiro per veder le città dategli da Salomone; ma non gli piacquero;

1 Re 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 Re 9:12 In-Context

10 Or avvenne che, passati i venti anni nei quali Salomone costruì le due case, la casa dell’Eterno e la casa del re,

11 siccome Hiram, re di Tiro, avea fornito a Salomone legname di cedro e di cipresso, e oro, a piacere di lui, il re Salomone diede a Hiram venti città nel paese di Galilea.

12 Hiram uscì da Tiro per veder le città dategli da Salomone; ma non gli piacquero;

13 e disse: "Che città son queste che tu m’hai date, fratel mio?" E le chiamò "terra di Kabul" nome ch’è rimasto loro fino al dì d’oggi.

14 Hiram avea mandato al re centoventi talenti d’oro.