Lux Domini
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.

What does 1 Kings 9:13 mean?

Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities. Hiram did not like them.

Key themes

WisdomJustice and mercyTempleIdolatry

Read with

Keep this verse inside 1 Kings 9:10-14 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Cabul Place

How little! as nothing. (1. ) A town on the eastern border of Asher ( Josh. 19:27 ), probably one of the towns given by Solomon to Hiram; the modern Kabul, some 8 miles east of Accho, on the very borders of Galilee.