1 Kings 5:5-7

New King James Version

^5 (A)And behold, ^[a]I propose to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, ^(B)as the Lord spoke to my father David, saying, “Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build the house for My name.”

⁶ Now therefore, command that they cut down ^(C)cedars for me from Lebanon; and my servants will be with your servants, and I will pay you wages for your servants according to whatever you say. For you know there is none among us who has skill to cut timber like the Sidonians.