1 Kings 5:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    You know that my father, David, could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars waged against him from all directions until the LORD put his enemies under the soles of his feet.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the king{H4428} commanded,{H6680} and they hewed{H1496} out great{H1419} stones,{H68} costly{H3368} stones,{H68} to lay the foundation{H3245} of the house{H1004} with wrought{H1496} stone.{H68}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the king{H4428} commanded{H6680}{(H8762)}, and they brought{H5265}{(H8686)} great{H1419} stones{H68}, costly{H3368} stones{H68}, and hewed{H1496} stones{H68}, to lay the foundation{H3245}{(H8763)} of the house{H1004}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And ye kynge commaunded, that they shulde breake out greate and costly stones, namely frestone, for the foundacion of the house.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the King commanded them, and they brought great stones and costly stones to make the foundation of the house, euen hewed stones.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the king commaunded them to bring great stones, costly stones, & hewed stones, for the foundatio of the house.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple’s foundation with chiseled stone.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 22:2 : 2 And David commanded to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.
  • 1 Kgs 6:7 : 7 And the house, while it was being built, was built with stone prepared before it was brought there; so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house while it was being built.
  • 1 Kgs 7:9 : 9 All these were made of costly stones, cut to size, sawed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the coping, and on the outside toward the great court.
  • Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: he who believes shall not act hastily.
  • 1 Cor 3:11-12 : 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw;
  • 1 Pet 2:6-7 : 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame. 7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,
  • Rev 21:14-21 : 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates of it, and the wall of it. 16 And the city lies four-square, and the length is as large as the width: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the width and the height of it are equal. 17 And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. 18 And the construction of its wall was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each individual gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 5:18
    90%

    18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the stonecutters quarried them; so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

  • 1 Kgs 7:9-12
    4 verses
    81%

    9 All these were made of costly stones, cut to size, sawed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the coping, and on the outside toward the great court.

    10 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

    11 And above were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar.

    12 And the great court all around was with three rows of cut stones and a row of cedar beams, for the inner court of the house of the LORD and for the porch of the house.

  • 1 Chr 22:2
    81%

    2 And David commanded to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.

  • Ezra 6:4
    78%

    4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber; and let the expenses be given from the king's treasury:

  • 2 Chr 34:11
    76%

    11 Even to the craftsmen and builders they gave it, to buy hewn stone, timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  • 1 Kgs 5:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15 And Solomon had seventy thousand who carried burdens and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountains,

    16 besides the chief officers of Solomon who were over the work, three thousand three hundred who ruled over the people who worked in the construction.

  • 2 Kgs 22:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    5 And let them deliver it into the hand of those who do the work, who have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to those who do the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

    6 To carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and cut stone to repair the house.

  • 2 Sam 5:11
    75%

    11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.

  • 2 Kgs 12:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11 They gave the money, after it had been counted, into the hands of those who did the work and had oversight of the house of the LORD. They paid it to the carpenters and builders, who worked on the house of the LORD,

    12 and to masons and stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

  • 1 Kgs 6:7
    74%

    7 And the house, while it was being built, was built with stone prepared before it was brought there; so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house while it was being built.

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    74%

    9 To prepare me timber in abundance, for the house which I am about to build shall be exceedingly great.

  • 2 Chr 2:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 And Solomon resolved to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

    2 And Solomon selected seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand to cut stone in the mountain, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them.

  • 2 Chr 8:16
    73%

    16 Now all the work of Solomon was prepared from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.

  • 1 Kgs 6:36-37
    2 verses
    73%

    36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.

    37 In the fourth year, the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the month of Zif:

  • 1 Chr 22:15
    73%

    15 Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance, stone cutters and workers of stone and timber, and all kinds of skillful men for every kind of work.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5 And behold, I plan to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to David my father, saying, Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build a house for my name.

    6 Now therefore command that they cut me cedar trees from Lebanon, and my servants will be with your servants, and I will give you hire for your servants according to all that you designate, for you know that there is none among us who can skillfully cut timber like the Sidonians.

    7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, Blessed be the LORD today, who has given David a wise son over this great people.

  • 1 Chr 29:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 Furthermore, King David said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

    2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the bronze for things of bronze, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistening stones, and of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

  • 1 Kgs 5:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

    3 You know how David my father could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars that surrounded him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.

  • 1 Chr 22:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and glory throughout all nations: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

    6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    72%

    15 This is the reason for the levy which king Solomon raised; to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 2 Chr 3:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared to David his father, in the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

    2 And he began to build on the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

    3 Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits according to the first measure was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.

  • 1 Kgs 6:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10 And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high, and they were supported by cedar timbers.

    11 And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

  • Exod 31:5
    71%

    5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

  • 1 Chr 14:1
    71%

    1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.

  • 2 Chr 2:12
    71%

    12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to King David a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, that might build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

  • Ezra 5:8
    71%

    8 Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones, and timber is being laid in the walls, and this work is going on rapidly and prospers in their hands.

  • 1 Kgs 5:13
    71%

    13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel, and the levy was thirty thousand men.

  • 1 Chr 28:10
    71%

    10 Take heed now; for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

  • Ezra 5:17
    71%

    17 Now therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made in the king's treasure house, which is there in Babylon, to see whether a decree was made by king Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his decision to us concerning this matter.

  • Lev 14:42
    70%

    42 And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other mortar and plaster the house.

  • 2 Chr 24:12
    70%

    12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also those who worked in iron and bronze to mend the house of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 6:1
    70%

    1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 29:8
    70%

    8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

  • Ezra 3:10
    70%

    10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, according to the ordinance of David king of Israel.