1 Kings 5:12-18

12The Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, as he had promised to do. King Hiram and King Solomon made an agreement that their nations would not fight against each other. So there was peace between them.

13King Solomon commanded 30,000 men from everywhere in Israel to do the work.

14He sent them to Lebanon in groups of 10,000 men each month. They worked in Lebanon for one month, then they lived at home for two months. Adoniram was the officer who had authority over them.

15Solomon also had 80,000 men to cut stones in the hills. He had 70,000 men to carry the stones to Jerusalem.

16He also had 3,300 officers who told the workers what they should do.

17The king commanded the workers to cut large pieces of stone from the rocks. They cut the best stones into the right shape to build the foundation of the temple.

18Solomon's men and Hiram's men worked together with men from Gebal. They cut the stones and the wood and they prepared them to build the temple.