Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
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
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.
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 besides the overseers whom Solomon had set over the work, three thousand three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work. 17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Giblites hewed them, and prepared timber and stones to build the house.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:7
And the house, when it was being built, was built of stone entirely made ready before it was brought thither; so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house while it was being built.
1 Chronicles 22:2
And David commanded to collect the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
1 Kings 7:9
All these buildings were of costly stones, hewn stones, according to the measures, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation to the coping, and on the outside as far as the great court.
Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I lay for foundation in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation: he that trusteth shall not make haste.
1 Corinthians 3:11-12
For other foundation can no man lay besides that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:6-7
Because it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame.
Revelation 21:14-21
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.