1 Kings 9:13 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Therefore he said, "What kind of cities are these that you have given me, my brother?" So they are called the land of Cabul to this day.

NIV: "What kind of towns are these you have given me, my brother?" he asked. And he called them the Land of Kabul, a name they have to this day.

NASB: And he said, 'What are these cities which you have given me, my brother?' So they have been called the land of Cabul to this day.

CSB: So he said, "What are these towns you’ve given me, my brother?" So he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are still called today.

NLT: What kind of towns are these, my brother?' he asked. So Hiram called that area Cabul (which means 'worthless'), as it is still known today.

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.

NKJV: So he said, “What kind of cities are these which you have given me, my brother?” And he called them the land of Cabul, as they are to this day.

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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