1 Kings 9:12 - Printer Friendly

ESV: But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, they did not please him.

NIV: But when Hiram went from Tyre to see the towns that Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them.

NASB: So Hiram left Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, and they did not please him.

CSB: So Hiram went out from Tyre to look over the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them.

NLT: But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the towns Solomon had given him, he was not at all pleased with them.

KJV: And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.

NKJV: Then Hiram went from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, but they did not please him.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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