1 Kings 7:10 “The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits l…”

1 Kings 7:10

The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

World English Bible

The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

American Standard Version

And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the foundation was of costly stones, and great stones, euen of stones of ten cubites, and stones of eight cubites.

Darby Translation

And the foundations were of costly stones, great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

Young's Literal Translation

And the foundation [is] of precious stone, great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits;

Bible in Basic English

And the base was of great masses of highly priced stone, some ten cubits and some eight cubits square.

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Cross references

“the foundation”

Isaiah 28:16 Isaiah 54:11 1 Corinthians 3:10 1 Corinthians 3:11 Revelation 21:19 Revelation 21:20

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.

Isaiah 54:11 · BSB

“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.

1 Corinthians 3:10 · BSB

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

1 Corinthians 3:11 · BSB

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

Revelation 21:19 · BSB

The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

Revelation 21:20 · BSB

the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

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

In context

9All 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.

11Above these were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.

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