Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
As a result, Solomon's builders worked with Hiram's builders, accompanied by the Gebalites, to quarry the stone and to prepare the timber and other stone for the Temple's construction.
New American Standard Bible
So Solomon’s builders and
King James Version
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
Holman Bible
So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders,
A Conservative Version
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites fashioned them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the men of
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Giblites hewed them, and prepared timber and stones to build the house.
Julia Smith Translation
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders, and those setting, will cut: and they will prepare the woods and stones to build the house.
King James 2000
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the men of Gebal: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites hewed [stones], and they prepared the timber and the stone to build the house.
Modern King James verseion
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Giblites cut out and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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.
NET Bible
Solomon's and Hiram's construction workers, along with men from Byblos, did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple.
New Heart English Bible
Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites cut them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
The Emphasized Bible
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders with the Gebalites wrought them, - thus made they ready the timber and the stones, for building the house.
Webster
And Solomon's builders, and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stone-squarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
World English Bible
Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Gebal » A city » A city south of sidon » People of, work for solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Lebanon » Furnished » Stones for solomon's temple
Stones » Hewers (stone-cutters) of
Stones » Great, in solomon's temple
Temple » Solomon's » Foundations of
Interlinear
Banah
בּנה
Banah
build, build up, builder, made, built again, repair, set up, have children, obtain children +, surely
Usage: 376
Kuwn
`ets
'eben
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 5:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Wisdom: Architecture
17 The king specified that large, expensive stones be quarried so the foundation of the Temple could be laid with cut stones. 18 As a result, Solomon's builders worked with Hiram's builders, accompanied by the Gebalites, to quarry the stone and to prepare the timber and other stone for the Temple's construction.
Cross References
Joshua 13:5
including the territory of the Gebalites and all of Lebanon facing the east from Baal-gad at the foot of Mount Hermon as far as Lebo-hamath,
Ezekiel 27:9
The wise men and elders from Gebal accompanied you, serving as ship's carpenters. All the maritime navies and their seaman also accompanied you to assist you in doing business internationally."
Psalm 83:7
Gebal, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre.