1 Kings 5:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the builders of Solomon, and the builders of Hiram, and the Giblites hew, and prepare the wood and the stones to build the house.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 5:18 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 13:5the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.
- 1 Kings 5:4But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.
- Psalms 83:7of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
- Ezekiel 27:9The 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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