1 Kings 5:18

And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

Cross-reference

1 Kings 6:7 Parallel

1 Kings 6:7 shows the result: stones prepared off-site so no tools were heard at the temple — directly linking preparation to silent construction.

1 Chronicles 22:2 shows David gathering foreigners to hew stones for the temple, directly paralleling Solomon's use of Gebalite and Tyrian workers.

1 Chronicles 14:1 Historical context

1 Chronicles 14:1 records Hiram sending materials and workers to David, establishing a pattern of Tyrian alliance that continues with Solomon.

2 Kings 12:12 Related theme

2 Kings 12:12 describes temple repair using hewn stone and timber, mirroring the original preparation work under Solomon.

2 Kings 22:6 Related theme

2 Kings 22:6 similarly lists paying workers for hewn stone for temple repair, echoing the same kind of temple work.