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1 Kings 5:17

15 Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,

16 not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.

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

18 So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
DARBY
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
BLB
And the king commanded them, and they brought large stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the temple, [and] hewn stones.
ÅB
Og kongen befalte at de skulle bryte store og kostbare steiner, så grunnvollen til huset kunne legges ned med huggen stein.
OTB
Så befalte kongen, og de hugget store steiner, verdifulle steiner, for å legge grunnvollen til huset med tilhugget stein.
B1930
Og kongen bød at de skulde bryte store og kostbare stener, så grunnvollen til huset kunde legges ned med huggen sten.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 22:2

    So 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.

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  • 1 Kings 6:7

    The 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.

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  • 1 Peter 2:6–7

    For 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.”

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  • 1 Kings 7:9

    All 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.

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  • Isaiah 28:16

    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.

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  • Revelation 21:14–21

    The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

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  • 1 Corinthians 3:11–12

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

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