# What cities are these which you have given me, my brother?

Hiram is rebuking Solomon. This questions can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "These cities that you have given me are good for nothing." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# which they are still called today

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "and people still call them that today" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])