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They pleased him not: It is a reasonable conjecture that when a question arose regarding a cession of land, Hiram had cast his eyes on the b…

The cities are said to have been in “the land of Galilee.” The name Galilee, properly signifying a “circle” or “ring” of territory, is use…

And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon
had given him
For these …

Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities. Hiram did not like them. If Solomon wished to satisfy him, it should be in Hiram's own element, by becoming his p…
Albert Barnes
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