Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 of expensive stones, large stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.
1 Kings 5:17
The king gave orders, and they quarried great stones, valuable stones, to lay the foundation of the house (temple) with cut stones.