Solomon Builds the Temple

When Hiram king of Tyre heard
that Solomon had been anointed king
to succeed his father David,
he sent his envoys to Solomon,
because he had always been
on friendly terms with David.
Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:

"You know that because of the wars waged
against my father David from all sides,
he could not build a temple
for the Name of the Lord his God
until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
But now the Lord my God
has given me rest on every side,
and there is no adversary or disaster.
I intend, therefore, to build a temple 
for the Name of the Lord my God,
as the Lord told my father David, when He said,
'Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place
will build the temple for My Name.'

"So give orders
that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me.
My men will work with yours,
and I will pay you for your men
whatever wages you set.
You know that we have no one so skilled
in felling timber as the Sidonians."

When all the work King Solomon had done
for the temple of the Lord was finished,
he brought in the things his father David
had dedicated -
the silver and gold and the furnishings -
and he placed them in the treasuries
of the Lord's temple.

(1 Kings 5:1-6; 7:51)