1 Kings 5:17

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

And the king commands, and they bring great stones, precious stones, [and] hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house;

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

And the king commanded, that they should bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the temple, and should square them:

GNV

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

JPS5:31

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

LXXE6:1

that the king commanded that they should take great and costly stones for the foundation of the house, and hewn stones.

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WLC5:31

וַיְצַ֣ו הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ וַיַּסִּעוּ֩ אֲבָנִ֨ים גְּדֹל֜וֹת אֲבָנִ֧ים יְקָר֛וֹת לְיַסֵּ֥ד הַבָּ֖יִת אַבְנֵ֥י גָזִֽית׃KJV:1Kgs.5.17

LXX-Br6:1

καὶ ἐνετείλατο ὁ βασιλεὺς ἵνα ἄρωσι λίθους μεγάλους τιμίους εἰς τὸν θεμέλιον τοῦ οἴκου, καὶ λίθους ἀπελεκήτους.

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• 1 Kings 6:7The 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 22:2So 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.
• Isaiah 28:16So 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.
• 1 Corinthians 3:11–12For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
• 1 Peter 2:6–7For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.” To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those…
• 1 Kings 7:9All 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.
• Revelation 21:14–21The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. The city lies…

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