NET Bible
"When Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the cities Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them."
— 1 Kings 9:12, NET Bible
“And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.”
“And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. ”
“Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they didn't please him.”
“And Hiram came out of Tyre, to see the towns which Solomon had given him, and they pleased him not;”
“But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the towns which Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them.”
“And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.”
Others will then answer,‘Because they abandoned the LORD their God, who led their ancestors out of Egypt. They embraced other gods whom they worshiped and served. That is why the LORD has brought all this disaster down on them.’”
Foreign Affairs and Building Projects After twenty years, during which Solomon built the LORD’s temple and the royal palace,
King Solomon gave King Hiram of Tyre twenty cities in the region of Galilee, because Hiram had supplied Solomon with cedars, evergreens, and all the gold he wanted.
When Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the cities Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them.
Hiram asked,“Why did you give me these cities, my friend?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day.
Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents of gold.
Here are the details concerning the work crews King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.