1 Kings 7:9

All of these buildings were of costly stones, cut to size and sawed with saws on the inner and outer surfaces, from foundation to coping and from the outside to the great courtyard.

1 Kings 5:17

The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

1 Kings 7:10-11

The foundation was made of large, costly stones 12 and 15 feet long.

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Summary

All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.

Costly stones

Bible References

Costly stones

1 Kings 7:10
The foundation was made of large, costly stones 12 and 15 feet long.
1 Kings 5:17
The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

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