Parallel Verses
Amplified
The king gave orders, and they quarried great
New American Standard Bible
Then
King James Version
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
Holman Bible
The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
International Standard Version
The king specified that large, expensive stones be quarried so the foundation of the Temple could be laid with cut stones.
A Conservative Version
And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with shaped stone.
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.
Bible in Basic English
By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone.
Darby Translation
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
Julia Smith Translation
The king will command and they will remove great stones, precious stones; to set the house, cut stones.
King James 2000
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When the king commanded, they quarried great stones [and] precious stones to lay [the] foundation of the house [with] hewn stones.
Modern King James verseion
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, cut stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And at the commandment of the king, they brought great stones, and that free stones, and hewed thereto, to lay in the foundation of the house.
NET Bible
By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple's foundation with chiseled stone.
New Heart English Bible
The king commanded, and they cut out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.
The Emphasized Bible
And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to found the house with hewn stones.
Webster
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
World English Bible
The king commanded, and they cut out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;
Themes
Foundation » Described as » Of stone
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Mountains » Abounded with » Stone for building
Stones » Great, in solomon's temple
Temple » Solomon's » Foundations of
Interlinear
Tsavah
Naca`
Gadowl
'eben
אבן
'eben
אבן
'eben
stone, weight, divers weights + , hailstones, stony, carbuncle , hailstones , hailstones , headstone, masons , plummet, slingstones
stone, weight, divers weights + , hailstones, stony, carbuncle , hailstones , hailstones , headstone, masons , plummet, slingstones
Usage: 272
Usage: 272
Yaqar
Yacad
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 5:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Wisdom: Architecture
16
besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who were in charge of the project and who were in charge of the people doing the work.
17 The king gave orders, and they quarried great
Cross References
1 Kings 6:7
While it was being built, the house was built of stone prepared and finished (precut) at the quarry, and no hammer, axe, or iron tool of any kind was heard in the house while it was under construction.
1 Chronicles 22:2
So David gave orders to gather the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he assigned stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God.
1 Kings 7:9
All these were of expensive stones, of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside; even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
Isaiah 28:16
Therefore the Lord God says this,
A precious Cornerstone for the [secure] foundation, firmly placed.
He who believes [who trusts in, relies on, and adheres to that Stone] will not
1 Corinthians 3:11-12
for no one can lay a foundation other than the one which is [already] laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:6-7
For this is contained in Scripture:
And he who believes in Him [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] will never be disappointed [in his expectations].”
Revelation 21:14-21
And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb (Christ).