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.


In Context

14 He sent them off to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousand a month, so that they spent one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.

15 Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hills,

16 as well as thirty-three hundred foremen who supervised the project and directed the workmen.

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

18 The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram and the men of Gebal cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.

1st Kings 5:17 in Other Translations

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:17And the king commanded, that they should bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the temple, and should square them:

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.