1 Kings 9:13

In 11 translations

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.Cabul sounds like the Hebrew for good-for-nothing.

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.Cabul: that is, displeasing, or, dirty

WEB

He said, “What cities are these which you have given me, my brother?” He called them the land of Cabul to this day.“Cabul” sounds like Hebrew for “good-for-nothing”.

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.

LSV

and he says, “What [are] these cities that you have given to me, my brother?” And one calls them the land of Cabul to this day.

YLT

and he saith, 'What [are] these cities that thou hast given to me, my brother?' and one calleth them the land of Cabul unto this day.

DBY

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.

DRC

And he said: Are these the cities which thou hast given me, brother? And he called them the land of Chabul, unto this day.

GNV

Therefore hee sayde, What cities are these which thou hast giuen me, my brother? And hee called them the land of Cabul vnto this day.

JPS

And he said: 'What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother?' And they were called the land of Cabul, unto this day.

LXXE

What are these cities which thou hast given me, brother? And he called them Boundary until this day.

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WLC

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֚ה הֶעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תָּה לִּ֖י אָחִ֑י וַיִּקְרָ֤א לָהֶם֙ אֶ֣רֶץ כָּב֔וּל עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπε, τί αἱ πόλεις αὗται ἃς ἔδωκάς μοι ἀδελφέ; καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὰς Ὅριον ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.

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• Joshua 19:27then 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.
• Amos 1:9This 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.
• 1 Kings 5:1–2Now 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. And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:

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