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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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_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....
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9:13 Cabul (c-22) i.e. 'pledged,' or according to others, 'of no
value.'...
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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...
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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.'...
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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...
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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....
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וַ יֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֚ה הֶ עָרִ֣ים הָ אֵ֔לֶּה
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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...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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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...
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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...
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(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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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Solomon's Resources and Power...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Kings 9:13 said H559 (H8799) cities H5892 given H5414 (H8804)
brother H251 called H7121 (H8799) land...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 9:10 Solomon’s rule over the surrounding
kingdoms, combined with his status in the world in general (1 Kings
4:21), put him in a position to build and dedicate the temple ...
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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 na
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 5:2; Amos 1:9; Joshua 19:27...
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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...