It doesn’t appear that Solomon spent a lot of down time while construction was underway. It was interesting to me that the Bible states clearly that no Israelites were used as slaves or to do the hard labor. Solomon employed them in other ways. Solomon did delegate that “dirty work” to the remnants of people living in the land that his ancestors had not been able to conquer.
We are also now informed of where Solomon got all of the gold that adorned the temple. Previously, we knew of the cedar and bronze he had procured from allies. I can’t even fathom what 16 tons of gold would look like!
Continue reading “1 Kings 9:15-28 – Are You A Good Delegator?”
