14. He put a man named Adoniram over them. Solomon sent a group of 10,000 men each month to Lebanon. So each group worked in Lebanon one month. Then it went home for two months.
15. Solomon forced 80,000 men to work in the hill country, cutting stone. And he had 70,000 men to carry the stones.
16. There were also 3,300 men who directed the workers.
17. King Solomon commanded them to cut large blocks of fine stone. These were to be used for the foundation of the Temple.
18. Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders and the men from Byblos carved the stones. They prepared the stones and the logs for building the Temple.