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The messenger receives Solomon’s request; a restrained planning scene with cedar samples, not a finished building.
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1 Kings 5:20

A request for cedar

Wisdom and Preparations for the Temple · 1 Kings 5

Story guide: A messenger carries Solomon's request for Lebanon's cedar, shown as a quiet planning scene with timber samples rather than any finished building.

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20Now command that cedars from Lebanon be cut for me, and let my servants be with your servants, and I will give you the wages of your servants according to all that you say; for you know that among us there is no man who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.

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