1Solomon was like, "I’m gonna build a dope house for the Lord's name and another for my kingdom."

2So he called up 70,000 peeps to carry stuff, 80,000 to chop wood in the mountains, and 3,600 to supervise the whole vibe.

3Solomon hit up Huram, king of Tyre, saying, "Just like you helped my dad David with the cedars for his crib, do the same for me, fam."

4Check it, I’m building a house for the Lord my God, to dedicate it to Him, burn some sweet incense, and keep the bread game strong, morning and night, on the sabbaths and special feasts. This is a forever thing for Israel, periodt.

5The house I’m building is gonna be major lit, 'cause our God is the GOAT above all gods.

6But like, who can actually build Him a house? The heavens can’t even hold Him, so who am I to try, except to bring Him some fire sacrifices?

7So send me a skilled dude who can work with gold, silver, brass, iron, and all those colors, so he can vibe with my crew in Judah and Jerusalem that my dad David hooked up.

8Also, send me cedar, fir, and algum trees from Lebanon, 'cause I know your people are pros at cutting timber there, and my crew will roll with yours.

9We need to prep a ton of wood, 'cause the house I’m building is gonna be straight-up amazing.

10And I’ll hook your timber crew up with 20,000 measures of wheat, 20,000 measures of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of oil.

11Then Huram, king of Tyre, wrote back to Solomon, saying, "Since the Lord loves His people, He made you king over them, no cap."

12Huram added, "Big ups to the Lord God of Israel who made heaven and earth, and gave David a wise son with mad skills to build a house for the Lord and his kingdom."

13Now I’ve sent you a skilled guy, with understanding, from my dad Huram.

14He’s the son of a Dan woman and his dad is from Tyre, super skilled in gold, silver, brass, iron, stone, timber, and all the colors, plus he can carve anything you want, working with your crew and my dad David’s crew.

15So about that wheat, barley, oil, and wine my lord mentioned, just send it to your crew.

16We’ll chop wood from Lebanon, however much you need, and bring it to you by sea to Joppa; you just gotta haul it up to Jerusalem.

17Solomon counted all the foreigners in Israel, just like his dad David did, and they came out to 153,600.

18He put 70,000 of them to carry loads, 80,000 to chop wood in the mountains, and 3,600 to supervise the grind.

1And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.

2And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.

3And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.

4Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.

5And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.

6But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?

7Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.

8Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,

9Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.

10And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.

11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the Lord hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.

12Huram said moreover, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.

13And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s,

14The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.

15Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:

16And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.

17And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

18And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.