Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
So he conscripted ... 70,000 {} ... ... porters , 80,000 {} ... ... stonecutters in the mountains , and 3,600 ... ... ... supervisors ....
Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre ... : “ Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent cedars to build a house to live
Behold , - I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate for burning fragrant incense before Him , for displaying the showbread continuously , and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths , New Moons , and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever ....
The house that I am building will be great , for our God is greater than all gods.
But who is able ... to build a house since the heavens , even the highest heavens ... , cannot contain Him ? Who then am I , that I should build a house except (as a place) ... to burn sacrifices before Him ?
Send therefore , a craftsman ... skilled in engraving ... to work with gold and silver , with bronze and iron , and with purple , crimson , and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen - - in Judah and Jerusalem , whom my father David provided.
Send me cedar , cypress , and algum logs from Lebanon , for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber (there). And indeed , my servants will work with yours
to prepare timber in abundance , because the temple - I am building will be great and wonderful.
- I will pay your servants , the woodcutters ... ... , 20,000 {} ... cors of ground wheat , 20,000 {} ... cors of barley , 20,000 {} ... baths of wine , and 20,000 {} ... baths of olive oil. ”
Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon : “ Because the LORD loves - His people , He has set you over them as king. ”
And Hiram added : “ Blessed (be) the LORD , the God of Israel , who made - the heavens - and the earth ! He has given King David a wise ... son with insight and understanding , who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
So now I am sending you Huram-abi , ... a skillful man endowed with creativity.
He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan , and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver , bronze and iron , stone and wood , purple , blue , and crimson yarn , and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving ... and can execute any design that is given He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord , your father David.
Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat , barley , olive oil , and wine - he promised.
We will cut logs from Lebanon , as many as you need , and we will float them as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up - to Jerusalem. ”
Solomon numbered all the foreign men - in the land of Israel following the census - - his father David (had conducted) , and there were found to be 153,600 (in all) ... ... ... ... ... ....
Solomon made 70,000 of them ... porters , 80,000 {} ... stonecutters in the mountains , and 3,600 ... ... ... supervisors ... .... -