1 Kings 5:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, along with men from Byblos, did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple.

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 13:5 : 5 the territory of Byblos and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
  • Ezek 27:9 : 9 The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were within you, mending cracks; all the ships of the sea and their mariners were within you to trade for your merchandise.
  • Ps 83:7 : 7 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre.

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  • 1 Kgs 5:15-17
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    15Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hills,

    16besides 3,300 officials who supervised the workers.

    17By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple’s foundation with chiseled stone.

  • 2 Sam 5:11
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    11King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.

  • 1 Chr 22:2
    81%

    2David Orders a Temple to Be Built David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God’s temple.

  • 2 Kgs 22:5-6
    2 verses
    81%

    5Have them hand it over to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD’s temple. They in turn should pay the temple workers to repair it,

    6including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work.

  • 2 Chr 34:11
    80%

    11They gave money to the craftsmen and builders to buy chiseled stone and wood for the braces and rafters of the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into disrepair.

  • 1 Kgs 6:7
    79%

    7As the temple was being built, only stones shaped at the quarry were used; the sound of hammers, pickaxes, or any other iron tool was not heard at the temple while it was being built.

  • 1 Kgs 7:9-13
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    78%

    9All of these were built with the best stones, chiseled to the right size and cut with a saw on all sides, from the foundation to the edge of the roof and from the outside to the great courtyard.

    10The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

    11Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar.

    12Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the LORD’s temple and the hall of the palace.

    13Solomon Commissions Hiram to Supply the Temple King Solomon sent for Hiram of Tyre.

  • 2 Kgs 12:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

    11They would then hand over the silver that had been weighed to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD’s temple. They hired carpenters and builders to work on the LORD’s temple,

    12as well as masons and stonecutters. They bought wood and chiseled stone to repair the damage to the LORD’s temple and also paid for all the other expenses.

  • 1 Chr 22:15
    78%

    15You also have available many workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and an innumerable array of workers who are skilled

  • 1 Chr 14:1
    77%

    1David’s Prestige Grows King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters to build a palace for him.

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    77%

    9to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.

  • 2 Chr 2:1-3
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    77%

    1Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple(1:18) Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the LORD, as well as a royal palace for himself.

    2(2:1) Solomon had 70,000 common laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hills, in addition to 3,600 supervisors.

    3Solomon sent a message to King Huram of Tyre:“Help me as you did my father David, when you sent him cedar logs for the construction of his palace.

  • 1 Kgs 5:2
    76%

    2Solomon then sent this message to Hiram:

  • 2 Chr 2:12
    76%

    12Huram also said,“Worthy of praise is the LORD God of Israel, who made the sky and the earth! He has given King David a wise son who has discernment and insight and will build a temple for the LORD, as well as a royal palace for himself.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5-6
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    76%

    5So I have decided to build a temple to honor the LORD my God, as the LORD instructed my father David,‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’

    6So now order some cedars of Lebanon to be cut for me. My servants will work with your servants. I will pay your servants whatever you say is appropriate, for you know that we have no one among us who knows how to cut down trees like the Sidonians.”

  • 2 Chr 8:16
    76%

    16All the work ordered by Solomon was completed, from the day the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid until it was finished; the LORD’s temple was completed.

  • Exod 31:5
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    5and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

  • 1 Kgs 6:9-11
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    75%

    9He finished building the temple and covered it with rafters and boards made of cedar.

    10He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams.

    11The LORD’s message came to Solomon:

  • Ezra 6:4
    75%

    4with three layers of large stones and one layer of timber. The expense is to be subsidized by the royal treasury.

  • 1 Kgs 6:14-15
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    74%

    14So Solomon finished building the temple.

    15He constructed the walls inside the temple with cedar planks; he paneled the inside with wood from the floor of the temple to the rafters of the ceiling. He covered the temple floor with boards made from the wood of evergreens.

  • 1 Kgs 6:36
    74%

    36He built the inner courtyard with three rows of chiseled stones and a row of cedar beams.

  • 1 Chr 29:2
    74%

    2So I have made every effort to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.

  • 2 Chr 3:3
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    3Solomon laid the foundation for God’s temple; its length(determined according to the old standard of measure) was 90 feet, and its width 30 feet.

  • 2 Chr 3:1
    74%

    1The Building of the Temple Solomon began building the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David prepared at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    73%

    15Here are the details concerning the work crews King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • Acts 7:47
    73%

    47But Solomon built a house for him.

  • 1 Kgs 5:10
    73%

    10So Hiram supplied the cedars and evergreens Solomon needed,

  • 1 Kgs 9:10
    73%

    10Foreign Affairs and Building Projects After twenty years, during which Solomon built the LORD’s temple and the royal palace,

  • 1 Kgs 5:8
    73%

    8Hiram then sent this message to Solomon:“I received the message you sent to me. I will give you all the cedars and evergreens you need.

  • 2 Chr 8:1
    73%

    1Building Projects and Commercial Efforts After twenty years, during which Solomon built the LORD’s temple and his royal palace,

  • 1 Kgs 6:1-2
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    1The Building of the Temple In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, during the month Ziv(the second month), he began building the LORD’s temple.

    2The temple King Solomon built for the LORD was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.

  • 1 Chr 22:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5David said,“My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, and the temple to be built for the LORD must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.

    6He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the LORD God of Israel.

  • Exod 35:33
    72%

    33and in cutting stones for their setting, and in cutting wood, to do work in every artistic craft.

  • 1 Kgs 6:5
    72%

    5He built an extension all around the walls of the temple’s main hall and holy place and constructed side rooms in it.