and the king made the almug trees a support for the house of Jehovah, and for the king’s house, and harps and lyres for singers; no such almug trees have come, and not have there been seen such to this day.
And now, send to me a skilled man to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and violet, and knowing to engrave engravings with the skilled men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom my father David has prepared.
And send to me cedar trees, firs, and algums from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut down the trees of Lebanon; and behold, my servants shall be with your servants,
And Hiram sent ships to him by the hand of his servants, and servants who knew the sea. And they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought it in to King Solomon.