¹⁸ The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram^(A) and workers from Byblos^(B) cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.

¹² the masons and stonecutters.^(A) They purchased timber and blocks of dressed stone for the repair of the temple of the Lord, and met all the other expenses of restoring the temple.

¹⁵ You have many workers: stonecutters, masons and carpenters,^(A) as well as those skilled in every kind of work