פירוש על מלכים א 5:32

[And they] carved. In the mountains.

And the Givlim. A nation whose name was Geval, and they were skilled in chiseling stones and in building,²⁹Geval comes from the word גבול [=boundary]. The Givlim knew how to mark the boundaries of the stone before they cut it, and were thus able to cut stone to exact dimensions. as it is stated in reference to Tzur, “The elders of Geval and its wise men, were within you, caulkers of your cracks.”³⁰Yechezkeil 27:9.

And they prepared. An expression of designating.³¹The stones and wood to their exact position.