Then Hiramkingof Tyresentmessengersto Davidwith cedartreesand carpentersand stonemasons;and they builta housefor David.
And Davidrealizedthat the LORDhad establishedhim as kingoverIsrael,and that He had exaltedhis kingdomfor the sakeof His peopleIsrael.
Now it cameabout whenthe kinglivedin his house,and the LORDhad givenhim reston everysidefrom allhis enemies,
that the kingsaidto Nathanthe prophet,"Seenow,I dwellin a houseof cedar,but the arkof Goddwellswithintentcurtains."
Now Solomonhad70000transporters,and 80,000hewers[of stone] in the mountains,
So Solomon'sbuildersand Hiram'sbuildersand the Gebalitescutthem, and preparedthe timbersand the stonesto buildthe house.
Now Hiramkingof Tyresentmessengersto Davidwith cedartrees,masonsand carpenters,to builda housefor him.
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.
I will extolYou, O LORD,for You have liftedme up, And have not let my enemiesrejoiceover me.
"Sonof man,becauseTyrehas saidconcerningJerusalem,'Aha,the gatewayof the peoplesis broken;it has openedto me. I shall be filled,[now that] she is laidwaste,'
The borderturnedto Ramahand to the fortifiedcityof Tyre;then the borderturnedto Hosah,and it endedat the seaby the regionof Achzib.