And Solomontold out threescore and ten thousand men to bearburdens, and fourscorethousand to hew in the mountain, and threethousand and six hundred to overseethem.
And Solomonsent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thoudidstdealwithDavid my father, and didstsend him cedars to build him an house to dwelltherein, even so dealwith me.
Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burnbefore him sweetincense, and for the continualshewbread, and for the burntofferingsmorning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemnfeasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavenscannotcontain him? who am I then, that I shouldbuild him an house, saveonly to burnsacrificebefore him?
Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to gravewith the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whomDavid my father did provide.
Send me alsocedartrees, fir trees, and algumtrees, out of Lebanon: for I knowthat thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servantsshall be with thy servants,
And, behold, I willgive to thy servants, the hewersthat cut timber, twentythousandmeasures of beatenwheat, and twentythousandmeasures of barley, and twentythousandbaths of wine, and twentythousandbaths of oil.
Huramsaidmoreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, thatmadeheaven and earth, who hathgiven to David the king a wise son, enduedwithprudence and understanding, thatmightbuild an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in finelinen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out everydevicewhichshall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lordDavid thy father.
And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thoushaltneed: and we willbring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thoushaltcarry it up to Jerusalem.
And Solomonnumbered all the strangersthatwere in the land of Israel, after the numberingwherewithDavid his father had numberedthem; and theywerefound an hundred and fiftythousand and threethousand and six hundred.
And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscorethousand to be hewers in the mountain, and threethousand and six hundredoverseers to set the people a work.