¹⁷ King Solomon commanded them to cut large blocks of ·fine [costly; high-quality] stone to ·be used for the foundation of the Temple [lay the foundation of the house with dressed/cut stone]. ¹⁸ Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders and the ·men from Byblos [^LGebalites; ^CGebal was a Phoenician city the Greeks called Byblos] carved the stones and prepared the stones and the ·logs [timber] for building the ·Temple [^Lhouse].