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Solomon prepares to build the temple

[a] Solomon gave orders to build a temple for the Lord’s name and to build a royal palace for himself. [b] To work in the highlands, Solomon drafted 70,000 laborers, 80,000 stonecutters, and 3,600 supervisors. Solomon sent the following message to King Huram[c] of Tyre:

When my father David was building his palace, you sent him cedar logs.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 2:1 1:18 in Heb
  2. 2 Chronicles 2:2 2:1 in Heb
  3. 2 Chronicles 2:3 1 Kings spells the king's name as Hiram.

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