Cabul — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

1. Asherite town near Mt Carmel on the border between Israel and Tyre (Jos 19:27).

Show passage in OET: JOS 19:27

27 and turned back to the east to Beyt -Dagon and the border with Zevulun and the Yiftah-El valley to the north. Then it went to Beyt -Emek and Neiel and north to Kavul,

OET-LV JOS 19:27

27 And_it _turns _back the _rising _of the _sun Bēyt Dagon and_it _touches (on)_Zəⱱūlūn and _(on)_the _valley_valley _of _Iphtah- ^ʼēl valley _of _Iphtah- northward_to Bēyt Emek and_Neiel and_it _goes _out to Kāⱱūl/(Cabul) from_the_north.

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2. Territory given to Hiram, king of Tyre, by Solomon in exchange for a gift of 120 talents (9,000 pounds, 4 metric tons) of gold for completion of the temple. Hiram, not impressed with this northern Galilean province (1 Kgs 9:13-14), later returned it to Solomon (2 Chr 8:2).

Show passage in OET: KI1 9:13–14

OET-RV KI1 9:13

13 and asked, “My friend, what sort of cities are these that you’ve given me?” and he called the area ‘Kavul’ (meaning ‘Worthless’), which it’s still called to this day.

OET-RV KI1 9:14

14 Hiram had sent four tonnes of gold to Shelomoh.

OET-LV KI1 9:13

13 And_he/it _said what are_the_cities the_these which you _have _given to/for_me my_brother/kindred and_he/it _called to/for_them the _land _of Kāⱱūl/(Cabul) until the_day (the)_this.

OET-LV KI1 9:14

14 And_ Ḩīrām _he _had _sent to/for_the _king one _hundred and_twenty talent[s]_of gold.

Show passage in OET: CH2 8:2

OET-RV CH2 8:2

2 he rebuilt the cities that King Huram had given to him, and he got Israelis to live in them.

OET-LV CH2 8:2

2 And_the_cities which Ḩūrām he _had _given to_Shəlomoh Shəlomoh he _rebuilt DOM_them and_he _caused _to _dwell there DOM the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

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