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1 Kings 7:11

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.

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

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.

13 Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.

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BSB
Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
KJV
And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
WEB
Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.
ASV
And above were costly stones, even hewn stone, according to measure, and cedar-wood.
DARBY
And above were costly stones, hewn stones, according to the measures, and cedar.
BLB
And above [were] costly stones, hewn according to the measurement, and cedar wood.
ÅB
Og ovenpå der var det kostbare steiner, hugget etter mål, og sedertre.
OTB
Og ovenfor var kostbare steiner, stein skåret til størrelse, og seder.
B1930
Og ovenpå der var det kostbare stener, hugget efter mål, og sedertre.

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Cross references

  • Ephesians 2:20–22

    built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

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  • 1 Peter 2:5

    you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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