Hiram and Solomon

[maw444]

In 1 Kings 9 v 12 we read that King Haram was given some towns by Soloumn which he was note pleased with?

In 2 Chronicles 8:1 -2 Solomon rebuilt the villages that Hiram had given him.

What were these towns, and are they the same?

 

[ThisEbenezer]

In 1 Kings 9 v 12 we read that King Haram was given some towns by Soloumn which he was note pleased with?

In 2 Chronicles 8:1 -2 Solomon rebuilt the villages that Hiram had given him.

What were these towns, and are they the same?

I looked this up in the Archeology Study Bible notes and this is all it says:

9:10–14 It appears that Solomon gave Hiram the 20 towns in the Phoenician- Galilee border area as a surety for repayment of gold (v. 14).

Not much, I know. Hopefully someone has a bit more.

Ebenezer

 

[branchofthevine]

Solomon made a trade agreement with Hiram for supplies to build the Temple (2 Chronicles 2), and in exchange for the supplies, Hiram wanted towns. See Tyre is a port city, and was disconnected from the Mainland, so what they needed was agriculture. They had tons of supplies coming in from sea-trade, but not enough place to grow grain which is what Hiram was looking for form Solomon. However, Solomon gave him 20 poor towns from the Galilee area, which is why in 1 Kings 9 Hiram calls them Cabul (Good for nothing).

I don't know if Hiram gave these towns back or not, but it wouldn't be impossible.

(map of the city here:http://www.biblearchaeology.org/image.axd?picture=2010/1/CityofTyre.jpg)