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1 Kings 6:7

5 And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:

6 The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.

And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.

9 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
WEB
The house, when it was under construction, was built of stone prepared at the quarry; and no hammer or ax or any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was under construction.
ASV
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
DARBY
And the house, when it was being built, was built of stone entirely made ready before it was brought thither; so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house while it was being built.
BLB
And the house, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that hammer or chisel [or] any iron tool was not heard in the house while it was being built.
ÅB
Da huset ble reist, ble det bygget av hele steiner fra stenbruddet; en hørte hverken hammer eller øks eller noe slags jernredskap i huset da det ble bygget.
OTB
Huset ble bygget av stein forberedt i steinbruddet, og ingen hammer eller øks eller noe jernverktøy ble hørt i huset mens det ble bygget.
B1930
Da huset blev reist, blev det bygget av hele stener fra stenbruddet; en hørte hverken hammer eller øks eller noget slags jernredskap i huset da det blev bygget.

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  • Deuteronomy 27:5–6

    And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.

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  • 1 Peter 2:5

    Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

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  • 1 Kings 5:17–18

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

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  • Exodus 20:25

    And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.

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  • Proverbs 24:27

    Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

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  • Romans 9:23

    And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

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  • Isaiah 42:2

    He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

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  • Acts 9:31

    Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

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