Simultaneously with the preparation of wood and stone, to which task many thousands were bending their energies, the manufacture of the furnishings for the temple was steadily progressing under the leadership of Hiram of Tyre, "a cunning man, endued with understanding, . . . skillful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson." 2 Chronicles 2:13, 14.

Samtidig med, at træet og stenene blev bearbejdet ved en energisk indsats fra tusinder af mennesker, skred arbejdet med at fremstille templets tilbehør støt fremad under ledelse af Huram fra Tyrus, en "kyndig og en "kyndig og indsigtsfuld mand", som forstod "at arbejde i guld, sølv, kobber, jern, sten, træ, rødt og violet purpur". 2Krøn. 2,13-14.