1 Kings 5:17
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
In context
15 Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,
16 not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.
17 And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
18 So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.
1 Kings 5:17 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
- KJV King James Version
- And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
- WEB World English Bible
- The king commanded, and they cut out large stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.