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.
Context
This verse from 1 Kings Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. Hiram king of Tyre, who loved David, congratulates Solomon; Solomon proposes building the temple and requests cedar and cypress timber. Hiram agrees to provide timber in exchange for wheat and oil; Solomon drafts 30,000 forced laborers in rotating shifts, plus …
Other Translations
And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.
And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;
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.
Cross References
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Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even …
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so …