1 Kings 5:17
King James Version (KJV)
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
In context
15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
16 Beside the chief of Solomon’s officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
18 And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
1 Kings 5:17 in every translation
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
- 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.