And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
And he said, 'What kind of cities are these that you have given me, my brother?' And he called them the land of Cabul, which is what they're still called today.
This verse shows King Hiram expressing disappointment with the twenty cities Solomon gave him as payment, calling them by a name that suggests they were worthless or displeasing.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Solomon, around 970 BC, he formed an alliance with Hiram, the king of Tyre, who had provided cedar and gold for the construction of the temple in Jerusalem. In return, Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the region of Galilee, but Hiram found them unsatisfactory and of little value. This led Hiram to rename the area "Cabul," meaning "worthless" or "good for nothing," highlighting the disappointment in their agreement.
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