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1 Kings 5:18

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

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

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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BSB
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.
KJV
And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
WEB
Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites cut them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
ASV
And Solomon`s builders and Hiram`s builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
DARBY
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Giblites hewed them, and prepared timber and stones to build the house.
BLB
And the builders of Solomon, and the builders of Hiram, and the Gebalites hewed, and they prepared the trees and stones to build the house.
ÅB
Og Salomos bygningsmenn og Hirams bygningsmenn og giblittene[^1] hugg dem til og gjorde i stand både stokkene og steinene som huset skulle bygges av.
[^1]: ESK 27, 9.
OTB
Så Salomos bygningsmenn og Hirams bygningsmenn og mennene fra Gebal hugget steinene, og de forberedte tømmeret og steinene for å bygge huset.
B1930
Og Salomos bygningsmenn og Hirams bygningsmenn og giblittene hugg dem til og gjorde i stand både stokkene og stenene som huset skulde bygges av. / < ESK 27, 9.>

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Cross references

  • Joshua 13:5

    the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.

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  • Ezekiel 27:9

    The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.

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  • Psalms 83:7

    of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.

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