1 Kings 5:17 “And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the…”

1 Kings 5:17

And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

World English Bible

The king commanded, and they cut out large stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.

American Standard Version

And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the King commanded them, and they brought great stones and costly stones to make the foundation of the house, euen hewed stones.

Darby Translation

And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

Young's Literal Translation

And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;

Bible in Basic English

By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone.

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Cross references

“costly stones”

1 Kings 6:7 1 Chronicles 22:2 1 Kings 7:9 Isaiah 28:16 Revelation 21:14–21 1 Corinthians 3:11

1 Kings 6:7 · BSB

The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.

1 Chronicles 22:2 · BSB

So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.

1 Kings 7:9 · BSB

All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.

Isaiah 28:16 · BSB

So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.

Revelation 21:14–21 · BSB

The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

1 Corinthians 3:11 · BSB

For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.

18So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.

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