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1 Kings 9:12

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What does 1 Kings 9:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
1 Kings 9:12 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9and they shall answer, Because they forsook Jehovah their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath Jehovah brought all this evil upon them.
10And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Jehovah and the king`s house
11(now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar-trees and fir-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
12And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
13And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
14And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
15And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, etc.] 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 <140802> 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.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“They pleased him not - It is a reasonable conjecture that, when a question arose with respect to a cession of land, Hiram had cast his eyes on the bay or harbour of Acco, or Ptolemais, and was therefore the more disappointed when he received an inland tract of mountain territory. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“they pleased him not: Heb. were not right in his eyes, Num 22:34; Jdg 14:3 \*marg. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 9:13”
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