And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. Treasury of Scripture costly stones 1 Kings 6:7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither... 1 Kings 7:9 All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without... 1 Chronicles 22:2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel... Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus said the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone... 1 Corinthians 3:11,12 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ... 1 Peter 2:6,7 Why also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious... Revelation 21:14-21 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb...
Context Solomon's Workmen and Laborers
13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 14And 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. 15And Solomon had three score and ten thousand that bore burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; 16Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that worked in the work. 17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stone squarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. Parallel Verses 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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king commanded, that they should bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the temple, and should square them:
Darby Bible Translation
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
King James Bible
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed 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;
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