Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At the king’s command they removed from the quarry large blocks of high-grade stone to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple. New Living Translation At the king’s command, they quarried large blocks of high-quality stone and shaped them to make the foundation of the Temple. English Standard Version At the king’s command they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones. Berean Standard Bible And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones. King James Bible And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. New King James Version And the king commanded them to quarry large stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the temple. New American Standard Bible Then the king issued orders, and they quarried large stones, valuable stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones. NASB 1995 Then the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones. NASB 1977 Then the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones. Legacy Standard Bible Then the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, precious stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones. Amplified Bible The king gave orders, and they quarried great stones, valuable stones, to lay the foundation of the house (temple) with cut stones. Christian Standard Bible The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones. Holman Christian Standard Bible The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones. 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. Contemporary English Version He ordered the workers to cut and shape large blocks of good stone for the foundation of the temple. English Revised Version And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone. GOD'S WORD® Translation The king commanded them to quarry large, expensive blocks of stone in order to provide a foundation of cut stone for the temple. Good News Translation At King Solomon's command they cut fine large stones for the foundation of the Temple. International Standard Version The king specified that large, expensive stones be quarried so the foundation of the Temple could be laid with cut stones. Majority Standard Bible And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones. 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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 large stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the king commands, and they bring great stones, precious stones, [and] hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house; Young's Literal Translation And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones; Smith's Literal Translation The king will command and they will remove great stones, precious stones; to set the house, cut stones. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the king commanded, that they should bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the temple, and should square them: Catholic Public Domain Version And the king ordered them to bring great stones, precious stones, for the foundation of the temple, and to square them. New American Bible By order of the king, fine, large blocks of stone were quarried to give the house a foundation of hewn stone. New Revised Standard Version At the king’s command, they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the king commanded and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones to complete the house. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the King commanded and they picked up stones, great precious stones to complete the house with cut stones. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with hewn stone. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon's Workmen and Laborers…16not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers. 17And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones. 18So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 22:2 So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God. 2 Chronicles 2:2 So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors. 2 Chronicles 2:18 Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors. 1 Kings 6:7 The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. 1 Kings 7:9-12 All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard. / The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long. / Above these were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar beams. ... Exodus 20:25 Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it. 2 Samuel 5:11 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David. 1 Chronicles 14:1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him. Isaiah 28:16 So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken. Ezekiel 27:5 They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? Mark 12:10 Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. Luke 20:17 But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’? Acts 4:11 This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Ephesians 2:20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. Treasury of Scripture And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. costly stones 1 Kings 6:7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. 1 Kings 7:9 All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court. 1 Chronicles 22:2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. Jump to Previous Base Blocks Command Commanded Commandeth Costly Cut Dressed Foundation Great Hewed Hewn High House King's Lay Order Orders Precious Price Provide Quality Quarried Quarry Removed Squared Stone Stones Worked WroughtJump to Next Base Blocks Command Commanded Commandeth Costly Cut Dressed Foundation Great Hewed Hewn High House King's Lay Order Orders Precious Price Provide Quality Quarried Quarry Removed Squared Stone Stones Worked Wrought1 Kings 5 1. Hiram, sending to congratulate Solomon, is desired to furnish him with timber7. Hiram, blessing God for Solomon, furnishes him with trees. 13. The number of Solomon's workmen and laborers And the king commanded them This phrase refers to King Solomon, who was the son of King David and the third king of Israel. Solomon is known for his wisdom and for building the First Temple in Jerusalem. His command reflects his authority and the fulfillment of his father David's desire to build a house for the Lord. This act of commanding also demonstrates the centralized power of the monarchy in Israel at the time. to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones Persons / Places / Events 1. King SolomonThe son of King David, Solomon is the ruler of Israel at this time and is known for his wisdom and for building the temple in Jerusalem. 2. Temple of the Lord The temple is a significant place of worship for the Israelites, representing God's presence among His people. Solomon's temple is a fulfillment of God's promise to David. 3. Quarry Workers These are the laborers tasked with extracting and preparing the stones for the temple's foundation, highlighting the collaborative effort in building the temple. 4. Jerusalem The city where the temple is being constructed, serving as the spiritual and political center of Israel. 5. Dressed Stones These are carefully cut and prepared stones, indicating the care and precision involved in building a house for the Lord. Teaching Points The Importance of a Strong FoundationJust as the temple required a solid foundation, our faith must be built on the firm foundation of God's Word and truth. Collaboration in God's Work The building of the temple involved many people working together, reminding us of the importance of unity and cooperation in the body of Christ. Excellence in Service to God The use of costly and dressed stones reflects the excellence and dedication we should bring to our service and worship of God. Preparation and Planning Solomon's careful planning and preparation for the temple teach us the value of preparing our hearts and lives for God's work.(17) Great stones.--The stones, so emphatically described as "great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones," were necessary, not so much for "the foundation" of the Temple itself, which was small, but for the substructure of the area, formed into a square on the irregular summit of Mount Moriah. In this substructure vast stones are still to be seen, and are referred by many authorities to the age of Solomon. The labour of transport must have been enormous, especially as all were worked beforehand. (See 1Kings 6:7.)Verse 17. - And the king commanded and they brought [or cut out, quarried (Gesen.), as in Ecclesiastes 10:9; see also ch. 6:7 (Heb.) ] great stones, costly [precious, not heavy, as Thenius. Cf. Psalm 36:8; Psalm 45:9; Esther 1:4 in the Heb.], stones and [omit and. The hewed stones were the great and costly stones] hewed stones [or squared (Isaiah 9:10; cf. 1 Kings 6:36; 1 Kings 7:9; 1 Kings 11:12). We learn from 1 Kings 7:10 that the stones of the foundation of the palace were squared to 8 cubits and 10 cubits] to lay the foundation of the house. [Some of these great squared stones, we can hardly doubt, are found in situ at the present day. The stones at the south-east angle of the walls of the Haram (Mosque of Omar) are "unquestionably of Jewish masonry" (Porter, Handbook, p. 115). "One is 23 2:9 in. long; whilst others vary from 17 to 20 feet in length. Five courses of them are nearly entire" (ib.) As Herod, in rebuilding the edifice, would seem to have had nothing to do with the foundations, we may safely connect these huge blocks with the time of Solomon. It is also probable that some at least of the square pillars, ranged in fifteen rows, and measuring five feet each side, which form the foundations of the Mosque El Aksa, and the supports of the area of the Haram, are of the same date and origin (cf. Ewald, Hist. Israel, 3:233). Porter holds that they are "coeval with the oldest part of the external walls." Many of them, the writer observed, were monoliths. The extensive vaults which they enclose are unquestionably "the subterranean vaults of the temple area" mentioned by Josephus (B.J. 5:3. 1), and the "cavati sub terra montes" of Tacitus. It may be added here that the recent explorations in Jerusalem have brought to light many evidences of Phoenician handiwork.] Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king commanded them וַיְצַ֣ו (way·ṣaw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order to quarry וַיַּסִּעוּ֩ (way·yas·si·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey large, גְּדֹל֜וֹת (gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent costly יְקָר֛וֹת (yə·qā·rō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 3368: Precious, rare, splendid, weighty stones אֲבָנִ֨ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 68: A stone to lay the foundation לְיַסֵּ֥ד (lə·yas·sêḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 3245: To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult of the temple הַבָּ֖יִת (hab·bā·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house with dressed גָזִֽית׃ (ḡā·zîṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1496: Something cut, dressed stone stones. אֲבָנִ֧ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 68: A stone Links 1 Kings 5:17 NIV1 Kings 5:17 NLT 1 Kings 5:17 ESV 1 Kings 5:17 NASB 1 Kings 5:17 KJV 1 Kings 5:17 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 5:17 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 5:17 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 5:17 French Bible 1 Kings 5:17 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 5:17 The king commanded and they cut out (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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