1 Kings 5:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.”
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“And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 5:17 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 7:5“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?
- 2 Samuel 22:39I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
- 1 Kings 6:7The 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.
- 1 Kings 7:9All 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.
- 1 Chronicles 22:2So 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.
- 1 Chronicles 22:8but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.
- Isaiah 28:16So 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.
- 1 Corinthians 3:11For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
- 1 Peter 2:6For 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.”
- Revelation 21:14The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
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