1. King Solomon decided to build a temple where the Lord would be worshipped, and also to build a palace for himself.
2. He put 70,000 men to work transporting materials, and 80,000 to work quarrying stone. There were 3,600 others responsible for supervising the work.
3. Solomon sent a message to King Hiram of Tyre: “Do business with me as you did with my father, King David, when you sold him cedar logs for building his palace.