Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone.
New American Standard Bible
Then
King James Version
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
Holman Bible
The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
International Standard Version
The king specified that large, expensive stones be quarried so the foundation of the Temple could be laid with cut stones.
A Conservative Version
And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with shaped stone.
American Standard Version
And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.
Amplified
The king gave orders, and they quarried great
Darby Translation
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
Julia Smith Translation
The king will command and they will remove great stones, precious stones; to set the house, cut stones.
King James 2000
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When the king commanded, they quarried great stones [and] precious stones to lay [the] foundation of the house [with] hewn stones.
Modern King James verseion
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, cut stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And at the commandment of the king, they brought great stones, and that free stones, and hewed thereto, to lay in the foundation of the house.
NET Bible
By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple's foundation with chiseled stone.
New Heart English Bible
The king commanded, and they cut out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.
The Emphasized Bible
And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to found the house with hewn stones.
Webster
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
World English Bible
The king commanded, and they cut out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;
Themes
Foundation » Described as » Of stone
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Mountains » Abounded with » Stone for building
Stones » Great, in solomon's temple
Temple » Solomon's » Foundations of
Interlinear
Tsavah
Naca`
Gadowl
'eben
אבן
'eben
אבן
'eben
stone, weight, divers weights + , hailstones, stony, carbuncle , hailstones , hailstones , headstone, masons , plummet, slingstones
stone, weight, divers weights + , hailstones, stony, carbuncle , hailstones , hailstones , headstone, masons , plummet, slingstones
Usage: 272
Usage: 272
Yaqar
Yacad
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 5:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Wisdom: Architecture
16 In addition to the chiefs of the responsible men put by Solomon to oversee the work, three thousand and three hundred in authority over the workmen. 17 By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone. 18 Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did the work of cutting them, and put edges on them, and got the wood and the stone ready for the building of the house.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:7
(And the stones used in the building of the house were squared at the place where they were cut out; there was no sound of hammer or axe or any iron instrument while they were building the house.)
1 Chronicles 22:2
And David gave orders to get together all the men from strange lands who were in the land of Israel; and he put stone-cutters to work, cutting stones for building the house of God.
1 Kings 7:9
All these buildings were made, inside and out, from base to crowning stone, and outside to the great walled square, of highly priced stone, cut to different sizes with cutting-instruments.
Isaiah 28:16
For this cause says the Lord God, See, I am placing in Zion as a base, a stone, a tested stone, an angle-stone which is certain and of great value: and he who has faith will not give way.
1 Corinthians 3:11-12
For there is no other base for the building but that which has been put down, which is Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:6-7
Because it is said in the Writings, See, I am placing a keystone in Zion, of great and special value; and the man who has faith in him will not be put to shame.
Revelation 21:14-21
And the wall of the town had twelve bases, and on them the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.