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13 So he said, “What are these cities you have given me, my brother?”[a] And he called them the land of Cabul, as they are called to this day.

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  1. 9:13 Brother: a term for a treaty partner; cf. 20:32–33. Cabul: the meaning is uncertain; perhaps “of no value.”

13 “What kind of towns are these you have given me, my brother?” he asked. And he called them the Land of Kabul,[a](A) a name they have to this day.

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  1. 1 Kings 9:13 Kabul sounds like the Hebrew for good-for-nothing.