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.
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Gill's Exposition
And Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold. Not after the cities had been given him, but before; and it may be rendered "had sent" (m), and is the sum of the gold he furnished…
Barnes' Notes
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 2Ch 8:2, and that…
Adam Clarke
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 there was a country of…
What agreement was made between Solomon and Hiram, when the building-work was to be begun, we read before, ch. 5. Here we have an account of their fair and friendly parting when the work was done. 1.…
Cambridge Bible
What citiesare 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 are…