1 Kings 2:37
Context2:37 If you ever do leave and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will certainly die! You will be responsible for your own death.” 1
1 Kings 9:13
Context9:13 Hiram asked, 2 “Why did you give me these cities, my friend 3 ?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day. 4


[2:37] 1 tn Heb “your blood will be upon your head.”
[9:13] 2 tn Heb “and he said.”
[9:13] 3 tn Heb “my brother.” Kings allied through a parity treaty would sometimes address each other as “my brother.” See 1 Kgs 20:32-33.
[9:13] 4 tn Heb “he called them the land of Cabul to this day.” The significance of the name is unclear, though it appears to be disparaging. The name may be derived from a root, attested in Akkadian and Arabic, meaning “bound” or “restricted.” Some propose a wordplay, pointing out that the name “Cabul” sounds like a Hebrew phrase meaning, “like not,” or “as good as nothing.”