1 Kings 5:13-18, 2 Chronicles 2:2, 2 Chronicles 2:17-18, 1 kings 9:15-16, 1 Kings 9:20-23, 2 Chronicles 8:7-10, 1 Kings 6:1-38, 2 Chronicles 3:1-17, Psalm 127:1-5, 1 Kings 7:1-12

The details of the building of the temple.  The men worked for 1 month and had 2 months off - that says a lot about how hard they worked!  The slave labor consisted of aliens in the land . Israelites were soldiers and commanders.

All the rocks were dressed at the quarry - no iron tool was used at the temple site.  It was a pretty quiet construction site. Imagine a quiet construction site these days - no saw, no hammers, no noise to wake you up before you are ready to face the day.  Everything inside was overlaid with cedar - the aroma must have been amazing!!!  Have you ever walked into a cedar lined closet? Or opened a trunk lined with cedar? ... mmmmm ... In all, the temple took 7 years to build.  But his palace took 13.

Psalm 127:2 ... for he grants sleep to those he loves. - there have been days and nights when sleep was hard to get. Interesting verse ...