Discovery Box| (1.00) | 1Ki 5:14 |
| He sent them to Lebanon in shifts of 10,000 men per month. They worked in Lebanon for one month, and then spent two months at home. Adoniram was supervisor of 1 the work crews. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 5:15 |
| Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers 1 and 80,000 stonecutters 2 in the hills, |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 5:16 |
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| (1.00) | 1Ki 5:18 |
| Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, 1 along with men from Byblos, 2 did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple. 3 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 6:11 |
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| (1.00) | 1Ki 6:12 |
| “As for this temple you are building, if you follow 1 my rules, observe 2 my regulations, and obey all my commandments, 3 I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David. 4 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 6:35 |
| He carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 7:8 |
| The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. 1 He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married. 2 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 7:14 |
| He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, 1 and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge 2 to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 7:17 |
| The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments. 1 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 7:19 |
| The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high. 1 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 7:22 |
| The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 7:28 |
| The stands were constructed with frames between the joints. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 7:29 |
| On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths. 1 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 7:30 |
| Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports. Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths. 1 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 7:31 |
| Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. 1 On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames. 2 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 7:33 |
| The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 7:40 |
| Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He 1 finished all the work on the Lord’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. 2 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 7:49 |
| the pure gold lampstands at the entrance to the inner sanctuary (five on the right and five on the left), the gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs, |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 7:51 |
| When King Solomon finished constructing the Lord’s temple, he 1 put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and other articles) in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple. |
