Solomon Prepares to Build the Temple
1 Then Solomon adetermined to build a temple for the name of the Lord, and a royal house for himself.
2 aSolomon selected seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand to quarry stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them.
3 Then Solomon sent to1 Hiram king of Tyre, saying:
aAs you have dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me.
aAs you have dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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