And he spoke of the trees, from the cedar-tree that is on Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of cattle, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

And now command that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say; for thou knowest that there is not among us any that are experienced in cutting timber like to the Zidonians.

So Hiram gave Solomon cedar-trees and cypress-trees according to all his desire.

Hiram the king of Tyre having furnished Solomon with cedar-trees and cypress-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire, that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

And the cedar of the house within was carved with colocynths and half-open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

And he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar-pillars, with cedar-beams upon the pillars;

And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the things which thou sentest to me for: I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of cypress.

And he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

And he built the floors against all the house, five cubits high; and they held to the house by the timbers of cedar.

And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, from the floor of the house to the walls of the roof; he overlaid them on the inside with wood, and overlaid the floor of the house with boards of cypress.

And he built twenty cubits of the innermost part of the house, both floor and walls, with boards of cedar; and he built them for it within, to be the oracle, the most holy place.

And the oracle within was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold; and he overlaid the cedar-wood altar --

And he built the inner court of three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar-beams.

and it was covered with cedar above upon the side-chambers, which were on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row.

And he made the porch for the throne where he judged, the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.

And above were costly stones, hewn stones, according to the measures, and cedar.

And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stones, and a row of cedar-beams; and so it was for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

And they also built for themselves high places, and columns, and Asherahs on every high hill and under every green tree;