15. Solomon also forced 80,000 men to work in the hill country cutting stone. There were also 70,000 men to carry the stones.
16. There were 3300 men to supervise the workers.
17. King Solomon commanded them to cut large, expensive stones for the foundation of the Temple.
18. Then Solomon and Hiram’s builders and the men from Byblos carved the stones and prepared them and the logs for use in building the Temple.