And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
We will cut wood out of Lebanon ... and ... bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa, and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem. The road between Joppa and Jerusalem, now called Wady, Suleiman, 'the valley of Solomon' (Robinson's 'Biblical Researches,' 3:, pp. 57, 81; 'Handbook of Syria and Palestine,' p. 288; Stanley's 'Sinai and Palestine,' p. 257; 'Negeb,' p. 211), most probably received its name from having been constructed or improved by that monarch for the transport of the timber which Huram forwarded for the erection and furniture of the temple.