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1 Kings 9:13

1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 Kings 9:13 The name Cabul probably comes from the noun “fetters” that is found in Psalms 149:8, a psalm that celebrates the supremacy of Israel over the nations. Hiram calls the land “fettered” to describe his relationship with Solomon.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Kings 9:13. _CALLED THEM THE LAND OF CABUL_] Whether this epithet was given to this land by Hiram as a mark of disapprobation, or what is its proper meaning, the learned are not agreed. That...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Cabul is said to be a Phoenician word, and signified “displeasing” (see margin). There is some reason to believe that the cities thus despised by Hiram were restored to Solomon 2 Chronicles 8:2, and t...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    5. JEHOVAH APPEARS UNTO SOLOMON AND THE GREATNESS OF THE KING CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The second appearance of the LORD to Solomon (1 Kings 9:1)_ 2. Transactions with Hiram (1 Kings 9:10) 3. The levy of th...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    SOLOMON'S DEALINGS WITH HIRAM. THE LEVY. The source of this section seems to be the Acts of Solomon (see above). After Solomon had completed his buildings he was obliged to give Hiram cities in Galile...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WHAT CITIES. ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6. CABUL. The point of the sarcasm is not apparent to us on account of our not knowing the meaning of the word. It has been variously suggested as mean...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _What cities_are _these which thou hast given me?_ No doubt spoken with a tone of reproach and disappointment. The language of Josephus is -he said to Solomon that he did not want the cities." They ar...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND HE CALLED THEM THE LAND OF CABUL UNTO THIS DAY— Houbigant thinks that _Cabul_ is derived from an Arabic word, signifying _to defer the payment of a debt;_ perhaps because he had not given them to...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    I. THE BASIS OF SOLOMON'S GLORY 9:10-28 Whereas it was David who established the kingdom in its extent and power, it was Solomon who added the glamour. In 1 Kings 9:10-28 all that remains to be said a...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND HIRAM CAME OUT FROM TYRE TO SEE THE CITIES WHICH SOLOMON HAD GIVEN HIM; AND THEY PLEASED HIM NOT._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    9:13 Cabul (c-22) i.e. 'pledged,' or according to others, 'of no value.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    CABUL] There was a city called Cabul in Asher (Joshua 19:27), and its name may have been taken to describe the district owing to its assonance with a Heb. phrase signifying 'as good as nothing.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    GOD'S RESPONSE TO SOLOMON'S PRAYER. SOLOMON AND HIRAM 1. When.. finished] The Temple does not seem to have been dedicated until all the king's buildings were completed, the Temple and Palace being pr...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 9 GOD APPEARS TO SOLOMON AGAIN V1 So Solomon finished the *temple of the *Lord. He finished the royal palace and everything else that he...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    CABUL. — The derivation of this word is uncertain. Josephus evidently did not know it as a Hebrew word; for he expressly says, that in the Phænician language it signifies “what is unpleasing.” (_Ant....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֚ה הֶ עָרִ֣ים הָ אֵ֔לֶּה

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    A SEARCHING WORD TO THE WISE 1 Kings 9:1 God's second revelation of Himself to Solomon had a double object. In the first place, it assured the king that his prayer was heard and that the new building...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Jehovah now appeared to Solomon for the second time, and declared that his prayer was heard and answered, but insisted that there were conditions for the people to fulfil. These conditions were clearl...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Brother. By this title the eastern kings addressed each other, chap. xx. 32., and 1 Machabees x. 18., and xi. 30. Solomon and Hiram always lived on good terms. (Calmet) --- Chabul: that is, dirty or d...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (12) And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. (13) And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called t...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The answer which God gives establishes the house as the place in which He has set His name for ever. His eyes and His heart shall be there perpetually; but, at the same time, for the enjoyment of the...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND HE SAID,.... By letter to him: WHAT CITIES ARE THESE WHICH THOU HAST GIVEN ME, MY BROTHER? so he called him, being not only his neighbour, but his ally, in friendship and covenant with him; and t...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 13. _What cities are these?_] _i.e., _ _Quanti putas esse?_ _a_ How...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee_ Or, _near the land of Galilee_, bordering upon it; in those parts which were near, and adjoining to, Hiram's dominions: with the cities, under...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Gods Couenant in a vision, with Solomon. 10 The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiram. 15 In Solomons workes the Gentiles were his bondmen, the Israelites honourable seruants. 24 Pharaohs daughter...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And he said, in a tone of contempt, WHAT CITIES ARE THESE WHICH THOU HAST GIVEN ME, MY BROTHER? AND HE CALLED THEM THE LAND OF CABUL (closed, without an outlet) UNTO THIS DAY. So the district was late...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Solomon's Resources and Power...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    GOD APPEARING AGAIN TO SOLOMON (vs.1-9) The Lord had appeared to Solomon before he built the temple (ch.3:5), now at its completion the Lord appears again to him. There was a danger of Solomon's bein...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    CABUL: that is, displeasing Or, dirty...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    10-14 Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities. Hiram did not like them. If Solomon would gratify him, let it be in his own element, by becoming his partner in trade, as he did. See how the providence of God...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE LAND OF CABUL, i.e. _of dirt_, as most interpret it. Not that it was a barren soil, as some imagine; for they who describe those parts commend them as fruitful; nor would Solomon have made him so...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Kings 9:13 said H559 (H8799) cities H5892 given H5414 (H8804) brother H251 called H7121 (H8799) land...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SOLOMON HAS SO EXTENDED HIS RESOURCES THAT HE FEELS IT NECESSARY TO OBTAIN A SECURED LOAN FROM HIRAM, SECURED AGAINST GALILEAN SETTLEMENTS (1 KINGS 9:11). It is an indication of the wealth that Solomo...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jehovah appears to Solomon. Covenant made. Solomon's fame. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hiram. CONCLUSION: God deals plainly with men and sets before them blessing or cursing. God never fails...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Kings 9:2. _The Lord appeared to Solomon the second time._ This seems to be in answer to the prayer offered up in the temple. 1 Kings 9:13. _Cabul,_ vile, argillaceous, arenaceous. These twenty town...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 9:10. AT THE END OF TWENTY YEARS—Seven and a-half years spent in erecting temple, twelve and a-half upon his own house. This verse takes up again the suspended...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION SOLOMON'S BUILDINGS AND UNDERTAKINGS.—So far the historian has spoken exclusively of the two greatest works of Solomon's reign, the Temple and the Palace, and principally of the former. Eve...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    First Kings chapter nine as we begin our study in the Word this evening. At the beginning of Solomon's reign, the Lord appeared unto him while he was in Gibeon, there offering sacrifices unto God. And...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 5:2; Amos 1:9; Joshua 19:27...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Cabul — That is, of dirt, as most interpret it. Because, though the land was very good, yet being a thick and stiff clay, and therefore requiring great pains to manure it, it was very unsuitable to th...

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