And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

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.

Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar.