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Solomon's and Hiram's builders and the men from Byblos carved the stones and prepared the stones and the logs for building the Temple.

"If you obey all my laws and commands, I will do for you what I promised your father David.

All the walls around the Temple were carved with pictures of creatures with wings, as well as palm trees and flowers. This was true for both the main room and the inner room.

King Solomon also built a palace for himself; it took him thirteen years to finish it.

The palace where Solomon lived was built like the Hall of Justice, and it was behind this hall. Solomon also built the same kind of palace for his wife, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt.

Then he made a net of seven chains for each capital, which covered the capitals on top of the two pillars.

Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles. At the corners there were bronze supports for a large bowl, and the supports had designs of flowers.

This is the way Huram made the ten stands. The bronze for each stand was melted and poured into a mold, so all the stands were the same size and shape.

Huram also made ten bronze bowls, one bowl for each of the ten stands. Each bowl was six feet across and could hold about two hundred thirty gallons.

Huram also made bowls, shovels, and small bowls. So Huram finished all his work for King Solomon on the Temple of the Lord :

two pillars; two large bowls for the capitals on top of the pillars; two nets to cover the two large bowls for the capitals on top of the pillars;

four hundred pomegranates for the two nets (there were two rows of pomegranates for each net covering the bowls for the capitals on top of the pillars);

the pots, shovels, small bowls, and all the utensils for the Temple of the Lord . Huram made everything King Solomon wanted from polished bronze.

Solomon also made all the items for the Temple of the Lord : the golden altar; the golden table which held the bread that shows God's people are in his presence;

the pure gold bowls, wick trimmers, small bowls, pans, and dishes used to carry coals; the gold hinges for the doors of the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple.

Finally the work King Solomon did for the Temple of the Lord was finished. Solomon brought in everything his father David had set apart for the Temple—silver, gold, and other articles. He put everything in the treasuries of the Temple of the Lord .

King Solomon called for the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the families to come to him in Jerusalem. He wanted them to bring the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord from the older part of the city.

The wings of these creatures were spread out over the place for the Ark, covering it and its carrying poles.

Lord , I have truly built a wonderful Temple for you—a place for you to live forever."

‘Since the time I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel where a temple will be built for me. But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.'