1 Kings

1 Kings 9:11–14

11King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypressb logs and gold for his every desire. 12So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them.

13“What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul,c as they are called to this day.

14And Hiram had sent the king 120 talents of gold.d

Footnotes

  • b 9:11 Or pine or juniper or fir
  • c 9:13 Cabul sounds like the Hebrew for good-for-nothing.
  • d 9:14 120 talents is approximately 4.52 tons or 4.1 metric tons of gold.

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1 Kings 9:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
gaveיִתֵּן֩yit·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
townsעִ֔יר‘îrNoun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbə·’e·reṣPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Galileeהַגָּלִֽיל׃hag·gā·lîlArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1551 cylinder, rod, circuit, district
to Hiramחִירָ֣םḥî·rāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH2438 Hiram
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Tyreצֹ֠רṣōrNoun - proper - feminine singularH6865 Tyre
who had suppliedנִשָּׂ֨אniś·śāVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
himשְׁלֹמֹ֜הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
with cedarאֲרָזִ֨ים’ă·rā·zîmNoun - masculine pluralH730 cedar
and cypressבְרוֹשִׁ֛יםḇə·rō·wō·šîmNoun - masculine pluralH1265 cypress or fir
logsבַּעֲצֵי֩ba·‘ă·ṣêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH6086 tree, trees, wood
and goldוּבַזָּהָ֖בū·ḇaz·zā·hāḇConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2091 gold
for his everyלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
desireחֶפְצ֑וֹḥep̄·ṣōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2656 delight, pleasure

1 Kings 9:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Hiramחִירָם֙ḥî·rāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH2438 Hiram
went outוַיֵּצֵ֤אway·yê·ṣêConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
from Tyreמִצֹּ֔רmiṣ·ṣōrPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6865 Tyre
to inspectלִרְאוֹת֙lir·’ō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7200 see
the townsהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe·‘ā·rîmArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
had givenנָתַן־nā·ṯan-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
himל֖וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
but he was notוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
pleased withיָשְׁר֖וּyā·šə·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3474 be smooth, straight, right
themבְּעֵינָֽיו׃bə·‘ê·nāwPreposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singularH5869 eye

1 Kings 9:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whatמָ֚הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
are theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהhā·’êl·lehArticle; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
townsהֶעָרִ֣יםhe·‘ā·rîmArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement
you have givenנָתַ֥תָּהnā·ṯat·tāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
meלִּ֖יlîPreposition; first person common singular
my brotherאָחִ֑י’ā·ḥîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH251 brother
askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
themלָהֶם֙lā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
the Landאֶ֣רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Cabulכָּב֔וּלkā·ḇūlNoun - proper - feminine singularH3521 Cabul
as they areעַ֖ד‘aḏPrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
thisהַזֶּֽה׃פhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
dayהַיּ֥וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day

1 Kings 9:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Hiramחִירָ֖םḥî·rāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH2438 Hiram
had sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חway·yiš·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְlam·me·leḵPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
120מֵאָ֥הmê·’āhNumber - feminine singularH3967 hundred
talentsכִּכַּ֥רkik·karNoun - feminine singular constructH3603 a round
of goldזָהָֽב׃zā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold

Cross-references

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1 Kings 9:11 2 Chronicles 8:2

1 Kings 9:13 Joshua 19:27 · Amos 1:9

1 Kings 9:14 1 Kings 9:11

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