1 Kings 9:13
New English Translation
13 Hiram asked,[a] “Why did you give me these towns, my friend?”[b] He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day.[c]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 Kings 9:13 tn Heb “and he said.”
- 1 Kings 9:13 tn Heb “my brother.” Kings allied through a parity treaty would sometimes address each other as “my brother.” See 1 Kgs 20:32-33.
- 1 Kings 9:13 tn Heb “he called them the land of Cabul to this day.” The significance of the name is unclear, though it appears to be disparaging. The name may be derived from a root, attested in Akkadian and Arabic, meaning “bound” or “restricted.” Some propose a wordplay, pointing out that the name “Cabul” sounds like a Hebrew phrase meaning, “like not,” or “as good as nothing.”
1 Kings 9:13
New International Version
13 “What kind of towns are these you have given me, my brother?” he asked. And he called them the Land of Kabul,[a](A) a name they have to this day.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 9:13 Kabul sounds like the Hebrew for good-for-nothing.
1 Kings 9:13
King James Version
13 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.
Read full chapterNET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.