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1 Kings 5 General Notes
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This is the beginning of the description of the building of the temple. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple)
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Building the temple
Building the temple took a lot of work and cooperation. King Hiram of Tyre provided lumber for building the temple in exchange for wheat and olive oil. Solomon also had many people cutting rocks for the walls of the temple.