done with as much care and as little noise as possible. The temple was thrown down with axes

and hammers, and those that threw it down roared in the midst of the congregation (Ps 74:4, 6);

but it was built up in silence."

 Building Components

Plumbing

 The first stage in the actual construction of a project is to put in the underground utilities.

In Ancient times there were no electrical or cable lines but there was plumbing. The only

reference to plumbing found in the Bible is in the following verse, "On that day, David said,

"Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft to reach those 'lame and

blind' who are David's enemies" (2Samuel 5:8 NIV). The Jebusites lived in Jerusalem, the city

of David (2Samuel 5:6, 7). David and his army approached the city and the only way in was

through the water shaft. This water shaft was possibly a sewage area which is why David

offered a reward to the one willing to climb up through it. This indicates that there was possibly

an intricate system of plumbing in Jerusalem prior to the reign of the Israelite kings. Although

the Bible does not elaborate on plumbing systems, archaeology does confirm that plumbing was

in use in ancient Israel.

The Foundation

 The foundation of a building determines the stability of the building itself. Larger

buildings require larger foundation stones because of the heavy loads that they bear. The stones

of the foundation to Solomon's house and temple were very large, up to 15 feet long in at least

one of its dimensions, and were made by large numbers of workers who cut stones from the

mountain sides and carried them to the building site (1 Kings 5:13-17). When constructing the

first temple in Jerusalem, Solomon ordered great and costly stones to be cut for the foundation as