KJV King James Version
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, [and] hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Kings 5:17
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, [and] hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
WEB World English Bible
The king commanded, and they cut out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.
ASV 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 5
14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, [and] two months at home: and Adoniram [was] over the levy.
15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
16 Beside the chief of Solomon’s officers which [were] over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, [and] hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
18 And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew [them], and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
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וַיְצַ֣וH6680 · tsa.vahto commandהַמֶּ֡לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingוַיַּסִּעוּ֩H5265 · na.sato set outאֲבָנִ֨יםH68 · e.venstoneגְּדֹל֜וֹתH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeאֲבָנִ֧יםH68 · e.venstoneיְקָר֛וֹתH3368 · ya.qarpreciousלְיַסֵּ֥דH3245 · ya.sadto foundהַבָּ֖יִתH1004 · betplaceאַבְנֵ֥יH68 · e.venstoneגָזִֽית׃H1496 · ga.zitcutting
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 22:2And David commanded to gather together the strangers that [were] in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.1 Kings 6:7And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe [nor] any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.1 Peter 2:6-7Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.Isaiah 28:16Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner [stone], a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.1 Corinthians 3:11-12For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.1 Kings 7:9All these [were of] costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and [so] on the outside toward the great court.Revelation 21:14-21And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
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