Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

Then the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones.

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 stones, valuable stones, to lay the foundation of the house (temple) with cut stones.

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.

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.

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

צוה 
Tsavah 
Usage: 494

נסע 
Naca` 
Usage: 146

גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

and hewed
גּזית 
Gaziyth 
Usage: 11

Context Readings

Solomon's Wisdom: Architecture

16 besides the lords he had to oversee the work, in number three thousand and three hundred, which ruled the people that wrought in the work. 17 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. 18 And Solomon's masons and the masons of Hiram did hew them, with them of the borders. And so they prepared both in timber and stone to build the house.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:7

And the house was built of stone made perfect already before it was brought thither, so that there was neither hammer or axe either any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

1 Chronicles 22:2

And David commanded to gather the strangers that were in the land of Israel, and set hewers to hew stone, to build the house of God.

1 Kings 7:9

And all these things were of rich stones hewed after a measure and sawed with saws within and without, even from the foundation unto that whereon the beams were laid, and on the outside thereto, toward the great court.

Isaiah 28:16

Therefore thus sayeth the LORD God: "Behold, I will lay a stone in Zion, a great stone, a costly corner stone, for a sure foundation: that whoso putteth his trust in him, shall not be confounded.

1 Corinthians 3:11-12

For other foundation can no man lay, than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:6-7

Wherefore it is contained in the scripture, "Behold, I put in Zion a head cornerstone, elect and precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be ashamed."

Revelation 21:14-21

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the Lamb's twelve apostles.

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