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1 Kings 9:13

Cabul

11 King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.

12 So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them.

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

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

15 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

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BSB
“What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day.
KJV
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.
WEB
He said, “What cities are these which you have given me, my brother?” He called them the land of Cabul to this day.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul to this day.
BLB
And he said, “What [are] these cities that you have given to me, my brother?” And he called them the land of Cabul, as they are to this day.
ÅB
Han sa: Hva er dette for byer du har gitt meg, min bror? Og han kalte dem Kabuls[^1] land; så heter de den dag idag.
OTB
Og han sa, "Hva er disse byene som du har gitt meg, min bror?" Så han kalte dem Kabuls land til denne dag.
B1930
Han sa: Hvad er dette for byer du har gitt mig, min bror? Og han kalte dem Kabuls land; så heter de den dag idag. / < et navn som uttrykker ringeakt.>

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Cross references

  • Joshua 19:27

    then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.

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  • Amos 1:9

    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.

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  • 1 Kings 5:1–2

    Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.

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