NET Bible
"Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, along with men from Byblos, did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple."
— 1 Kings 5:18, NET Bible
“And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. ”
“And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house. ”
“Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.”
“And the masons of Solomon, and the masons of Hiram, hewed them: and the Giblians prepared timber and stones to build the house. ”
“Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did the work of cutting them, and put edges on them, and got the wood and the stone ready for the building of the house.”
“And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. ”
Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hills,
besides 3,300 officials who supervised the workers.
By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple’s foundation with chiseled stone.
Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, along with men from Byblos, did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple.