17And the king commanded, that they should bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the temple, and should square them:


In Context

14 And he sent them to Libanus, ten thousand every month by turns, so that two months they were at home: and Adoniram was over this levy.

15 And Solomon had seventy thousand to carry burdens, and eighty thousand to hew stones in the mountain:

16 Besides the overseers who were over every work, in number three thousand, and three hundred that ruled over the people, and them that did the work.

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

18 And the masons of Solomon, and the masons of Hiram hewed them: and the Giblians prepared timber and stones to build the house.

1 Kings 5:17 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:17At the king's command they removed from the quarry large blocks of quality stone to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, [and] hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:17And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:17And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17The king commanded, and they cut out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.