And Solomondeterminedto builda housefor the nameof the LORD, and a housefor his kingdom. And Solomontold outthreescore and tenthousandmento bear burdens, and fourscorethousandto hewin the mountain, and threethousandand sixhundredto overseethem. And SolomonsenttoHuramthe kingof Tyre, saying, Asthou didst dealwithDavidmy father, and didst sendhim cedarsto buildhim a houseto dwelltherein, even so deal with me . Behold, Ibuilda houseto the nameof the LORDmy God, to dedicate it to him, and to burnbeforehim sweetincense, and for the continualshewbread, and for the burnt offeringsmorningand evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feastsof the LORDour God. This is an ordinance forevertoIsrael. And the housewhichIbuild is great: forgreat is our Godabove allgods. But whois ableto buildhim a house, seeingthe heavenand heavenof heavenscannotcontainhim? who am Ithen, thatI should buildhim a house, save onlyto burn sacrificebeforehim? Sendme nowtherefore a mancunningto workin gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skillto gravewiththe cunning menthat are withme in Judahand in Jerusalem, whomDavidmy fatherdid provide. Sendme also cedartrees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: forIknowthatthy servantscan skillto cuttimberin Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be withthy servants, Even to prepareme timberin abundance: forthe housewhichIam about to build shall be wonderfulgreat. And, behold, I will giveto thy servants, the hewersthat cuttimber, twentythousandmeasuresof beatenwheat, and twentythousandmeasuresof barley, and twentythousandbathsof wine, and twentythousandbathsof oil. Then Huramthe kingof Tyreansweredin writing, which he senttoSolomon, Because the LORDhath lovedhis people, he hath madethee kingoverthem. Huramsaidmoreover, Blessed be the LORDGodof Israel, thatmadeheavenand earth, whohath givento Davidthe kinga wiseson, enduedwith prudenceand understanding, thatmight builda housefor the LORD, and a housefor his kingdom. And nowI have senta cunningman, enduedwith understanding, of Hurammy father's, The sonof a womanofthe daughtersof Dan, and his father was a manof Tyre, skillfulto workin gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to graveany mannerof graving, and to find outeverydevicewhichshall be putto him, withthy cunning men, and with the cunning menof my lordDavidthy father. Nowtherefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, whichmy lordhath spokenof, let him sendunto his servants: And wewill cutwoodout ofLebanon, as much as thoushalt need: and we will bringit to thee in floatsbyseato Joppa; and thoushalt carry it upto Jerusalem. And Solomonnumberedallthe strangersthat were in the landof Israel, afterthe numberingwherewithDavidhis fatherhad numberedthem; and they were founda hundredand fiftythousandand threethousandand sixhundred. And he setthreescore and tenthousandofthem to be bearers of burdens, and fourscorethousand to be hewersin the mountain, and threethousandand sixhundredoverseersto setthe peoplea work.