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 made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.
1 Kings 5:17
By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple's foundation with chiseled stone.

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