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1 Kings 7:10

8 And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.

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.

The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.

11 Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.

12 The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.

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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
The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.
KJV
And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
WEB
The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.
ASV
And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
DARBY
And the foundations were of costly stones, great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.
BLB
And the foundation [was] of costly stones, large stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.
ÅB
Grunnvollen var lagt med kostbare og store steiner, steiner på ti alen og steiner på åtte alen.
OTB
Grunnmuren var av kostbare steiner, store steiner, steiner på ti og åtte alen.
B1930
Grunnvollen var lagt med kostbare og store stener, stener på ti alen og stener på åtte alen.

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Cross references

  • Revelation 21:19–20

    The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

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  • Isaiah 54:11

    “O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.

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  • 1 Corinthians 3:10–11

    By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

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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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