OET interlinear 1 KI 5:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בֹּנֵ֧י שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה וּ⁠בֹנֵ֥י חִיר֖וֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now given_~_rest YHWH God_of,my to=me from,round_about not adversary and,there_[is]_not occurrence bad )

The author is using the term builders to refer to all of the men whose labor contributed to the building of the temple. He does not mean that they were all involved in constructing the temple itself. As the context shows, most of them were involved in collecting and transporting the materials. You may wish to use a more general term in your translation. Alternate translation: [Solomon’s workers and Hiram’s workers]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הַ⁠גִּבְלִ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now given_~_rest YHWH God_of,my to=me from,round_about not adversary and,there_[is]_not occurrence bad )

The workers from the city of Gebal were experts in squaring stones for buildings. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and the men he brought in from the city of Gebal, who were experts in squaring stones]