1 Kings 9:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

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. Called them the land of Cabul - Whether this epithet was given to this land by Hiram as a mark of disapprobation, or what is its proper meaning, the learned are not agreed. That there was a country of this name in the promised land in the time of Joshua, is evident enough from Joshua 19:27, as it was one part of the boundary of the tribe of Asher; hence some interpret the word border or boundary, and so, the Septuagint understood it, for they have translated the Hebrew word ὁριον, which signifies the same. The margin gives another meaning.

1 Kings 9:13

13 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabulb unto this day.