Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But when Hiram went from Tyre to see the towns that Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them. New Living Translation But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the towns Solomon had given him, he was not at all pleased with them. English Standard Version But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, they did not please him. Berean Standard Bible So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. King James Bible And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. New King James Version Then Hiram went from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, but they did not please him. New American Standard Bible So Hiram left Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, and they did not please him. NASB 1995 So Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, and they did not please him. NASB 1977 So Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, and they did not please him. Legacy Standard Bible So Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, and they were not right in his eyes. Amplified Bible So Hiram came from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, and they did not please him. Christian Standard Bible So Hiram went out from Tyre to look over the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. Holman Christian Standard Bible So Hiram went out from Tyre to look over the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. American Standard Version And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Khiram went out from TsurTyre to see the towns that Solomon gave to him, and they were not pleasing in his eyes. Brenton Septuagint Translation So Chiram departed from Tyre, and went into Galilee to see the cities which Solomon gave to him; and they pleased him not. And he said, Contemporary English Version When Hiram went to see the towns, he did not like them. Douay-Rheims Bible And Hiram came out of Tyre, to see the towns which Solomon had given him, and they pleased him not, English Revised Version And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. GOD'S WORD® Translation Hiram left Tyre to see the cities Solomon gave him. However, they didn't please him. Good News Translation Hiram went to see them, and he did not like them. International Standard Version Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, but he wasn't happy with them, JPS Tanakh 1917 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him: and they pleased him not. Literal Standard Version And Hiram comes out from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon has given to him, and they have not been right in his eyes, Majority Standard Bible So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. New American Bible Hiram left Tyre to see the cities Solomon had given him, but he was not satisfied with them. NET Bible When Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the cities Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them. New Revised Standard Version But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, they did not please him. New Heart English Bible Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they did not please him. Webster's Bible Translation And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. World English Bible Hiram came out of Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they didn’t please him. Young's Literal Translation And Hiram cometh out from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon hath given to him, and they have not been right in his eyes, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon's Numerous Achievements…11King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. 12So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. 13“What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day.… Cross References 1 Kings 9:11 King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. 1 Kings 9:13 "What are these towns you have given me, my brother?" asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day. Treasury of Scripture And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. Numbers 22:34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. Judges 14:3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. Jump to Previous Cities Eyes Hiram Please Pleased Right Solomon Towns TyreJump to Next Cities Eyes Hiram Please Pleased Right Solomon Towns Tyre1 Kings 9 1. God's covenant in a vision with Solomon10. The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiran 15. In Solomon's works the Gentiles were his bondmen, the Israelites servants 24. Pharaoh's daughter removes to her house 25. Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices 26. His navy fetches gold from Ophir (12) The cities are said to have been in "the land of Galilee." The name Galilee, signifying properly a "circle" or "ring" of territory, is used twice in the Book of Joshua for a region round Kedesh-Naphtali (Joshua 20:7; Joshua 21:32), lying to the north-west of the Lake of Gennesareth, and extending to the Waters of Merom. (See also 2Kings 15:29.) The western portion of this territory would lie nearly on the frontiers of Tyre, and so would suit well the purpose both of Hiram and of Solomon. The discontent of Hiram probably referred to the condition of the cities (which afterwards had to be rebuilt), not to their geographical position.Verse 12. - And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. [Heb. were not right in his eyes. It has been conjectured that Hiram had hoped for the noble bay of Acco or Ptolemais (Milman, Rawlinson), but surely he had seaboard enough already. It was rather corn lands he would most need and desire. His disappointment is amply accounted for by the fact that the country assigned him was a hungry and mountainous, and therefore comparatively useless, tract. "The region lay on the summit of a broad mountain ridge" (Porter).] Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Hiramחִירָם֙ (ḥî·rām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2438: Hiram -- a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians) went out וַיֵּצֵ֤א (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim from Tyre מִצֹּ֔ר (miṣ·ṣōr) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6865: Tyre -- a Phoenician city to look over לִרְאוֹת֙ (lir·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7200: To see the towns הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne had given נָתַן־ (nā·ṯan-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set him, ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew but he was not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no pleased with יָשְׁר֖וּ (yā·šə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3474: To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous them. בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ (bə·‘ê·nāw) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain Links 1 Kings 9:12 NIV1 Kings 9:12 NLT 1 Kings 9:12 ESV 1 Kings 9:12 NASB 1 Kings 9:12 KJV 1 Kings 9:12 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 9:12 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 9:12 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 9:12 French Bible 1 Kings 9:12 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 9:12 Hiram came out from Tyre to see (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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