Nehemiah 4:7
When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,

they set, et.

in his state

1 Chronicles 22:5
And David said, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent--famous and glorious throughout all the lands. Therefore I must make provision for it." So David made lavish preparations for it before his death.

Haggai 2:3
Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?'

Mark 13:1, 2
As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, "Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!" . . .