Now Hiramkingof Tyresentmessengersto Davidwith cedartrees,masonsand carpenters,to builda housefor him.
that the kingsaidto Nathanthe prophet,"Seenow,I dwellin a houseof cedar,but the arkof Goddwellswithintentcurtains."
Now Hiramkingof Tyresenthis servantsto Solomon,whenhe heardthat they had anointedhim kingin placeof his father,for Hiramhadalwaysbeena friendof David.
Now Solomonhad70000transporters,and 80,000hewers[of stone] in the mountains,
So Solomon'sbuildersand Hiram'sbuildersand the Gebalitescutthem, and preparedthe timbersand the stonesto buildthe house.
"Nowtherefore, commandthat they cutfor me cedarsfrom Lebanon,and my servantswill be with your servants;and I will giveyou wagesfor your servantsaccording to allthat you say,for you knowthat thereis nooneamong us who knowshow to cuttimberlike the Sidonians."
And Davidrealizedthat the LORDhad establishedhim as kingoverIsrael,[and] that his kingdomwas highlyexalted,for the sakeof His peopleIsrael.
And it cameabout, whenDaviddweltin his house,that Davidsaidto Nathanthe prophet,"Behold,I am dwellingin a houseof cedar,but the arkof the covenantof the LORDis undercurtains."
So Davidgaveordersto gatherthe foreignerswhowere in the landof Israel,and he setstonecuttersto hewout stonesto buildthe houseof God.
So Solomonassigned70000mento carryloadsand 80,000mento quarry[stone] in the mountainsand 3,600to supervisethem.
Then Solomonsent[word] to Huramthe kingof Tyre,saying,"As you dealtwith Davidmy fatherand senthim cedarsto buildhim a houseto dwellin, so do for me.
Then they gavemoneyto the masonsand carpenters,and food,drinkand oilto the Sidoniansand to the Tyrians,to bringcedarwoodfrom Lebanonto the seaat Joppa,according to the permissionthey had from Cyruskingof Persia.