11 In return, Solomon gave Hiram over 2,000 tons of wheat and almost 4,000 liters of pure olive oil each year.
12 The Lord kept his promise and made Solomon wise. Hiram and Solomon signed a treaty and never went to war against each other.
13 Solomon ordered 30,000 people from all over Israel to cut logs for the temple,
14 and he put Adoniram in charge of these workers. Solomon divided them into three groups of 10,000. Each group worked one month in Lebanon and had two months off at home.
15 He also had 80,000 workers to cut stone in the hill country of Israel, 70,000 workers to carry the stones,
16 and over 3,000 assistants to keep track of the work and to supervise the workers.
17 He ordered the workers to cut and shape large blocks of good stone for the foundation of the temple.