Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.

Great stones

Bible References

The great god

Ezra 1:2
"Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: Yahweh, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. And he himself has appointed me to build a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Ezra 6:10
that they may offer incense offerings to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and his children.
Ezra 7:23
All that is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done with diligence for the house of the God of heaven, otherwise wrath will come on the kingdom of the king and his sons.
Deuteronomy 10:17
For Yahweh your God, he [is] God of the gods and Lord of the lords, the great and mighty God, the awesome [one] who {is not partial}, and he does not take bribes.
Deuteronomy 32:31
For the fact of the matter is, their rock [is] not like our Rock, and our enemies recognize [this].
Psalm 145:3
Great [is] Yahweh, and very worthy of praise, and his greatness is unsearchable.
Daniel 2:47
The king answered Daniel and said, "{Truly} your God [is] the God of gods and the Lord of kings, and he reveals mysteries, for you are able to reveal this mystery."
Daniel 3:26
Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the furnace of blazing fire, [and] he called out, saying, "Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, {servants} of the Most High God, come out and come here!"
Daniel 4:2
It is pleasing to me to recount the signs and wonders that the Most High God worked for me.
Daniel 6:26
{I make a decree} that in all the dominion of my kingdom [people] will be trembling and fearing before the God of Daniel, for he [is] the living God and endures {forever} and his kingdom [is] one that will not be destroyed and his {dominion has no end}.

Great stones

Mark 13:1
And [as] he was going out of the temple [courts], one of his disciples said to him, "Teacher, look! What great stones and what wonderful buildings!"