Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 9:12:

• Kupsabiny: “But, when Hiram saw those cities, he was not pleased about them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “When Hiram came from Tyre to look at the cities that Solomon had given him, he was not pleased to him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But when Hiram went to Galilea from Tyre to see the towns that Solomon had-given him, he was- not -pleased with these.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But when Hiram went from Tyre to Galilee to see the cities that Solomon had given to him, he was not pleased with them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)