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1 Kings 5:17

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17The people did what the king commanded. They removed large blocks of fine stone from a rock pit. They used them to provide a foundation for the temple.

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ESVEnglish 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King James Version

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