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I Kings 5:Verse 17

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

1 Kings 6:71 Chronicles 22:21 Kings 6:71 Chronicles 22:21 Corinthians 3:11
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What Does I Kings 5:17 Mean?

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"The king commands, and they quarry large stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the temple. The foundation receives the most exp..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

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

American Standard Version
ASV

And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.

American King James Version
AKJV

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

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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

Bible in Basic English
BBE

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.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

The king commanded, and they cut out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

The king commanded, and they cut out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

The king commanded, and they cut out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.

Darby Translation
Darby

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

Webster Bible
Webster

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

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And the King commanded them, and they brought great stones and costly stones to make the foundation of the house, euen hewed stones.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And the king commanded that they should bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the temple, and should square them:

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to found the house with hewn stones.

Literal Translation
LITV

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

Modern King James
MKJV

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

Updated King James
UKJV

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

Lexham English Bible
LEB

When the king commanded, they quarried great stones and precious stones to lay the foundation of the house with hewn stones.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

`Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house for the name of HaShem his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until HaShem put them under the soles of my feet.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And the king ordered them to bring great stones, precious stones, for the foundation of the temple, and to square them.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

Revised Webster
RWebster

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And the kyng comaundide, that thei schulden take greete stonys, `and preciouse stonys, in to the foundement of the temple, and that thei schulden make tho square;

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1 Kings 6:71 Chronicles 22:21 Kings 6:71 Chronicles 22:21 Corinthians 3:111 Corinthians 3:12Isaiah 28:161 Peter 2:61 Peter 2:71 Kings 7:9
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