1 Kings 5:18
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the stonecutters quarried them; so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And Solomon's{H8010} builders{H1129} and Hiram's{H2438} builders{H1129} and the Gebalites{H1382} did fashion{H6458} them, and prepared{H3559} the timber{H6086} and the stones{H68} to build{H1129} the house.{H1004}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Solomon's{H8010} builders{H1129}{(H8802)} and Hiram's{H2438} builders{H1129}{(H8802)} did hew{H6458}{(H8799)} them, and the stonesquarers{H1382}: so they prepared{H3559}{(H8686)} timber{H6086} and stones{H68} to build{H1129}{(H8800)} the house{H1004}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Salomons masons, and Hirams, and they that were in those coastes, hewed out & prepared tymbre and stones to the buyldinge of the house.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And Salomons workemen, and the workemen of Hiram, and the masons hewed and prepared timber and stones for the buylding of the house.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Solomons masons, and the masons of Hiram did hewe them, and the stone squarers: And so they prepared both tymber and stones, for the building of the house.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew [them], and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and the builders of Solomon, and the builders of Hiram, and the Giblites hew, and prepare the wood and the stones to build the house.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did the work of cutting them, and put edges on them, and got the wood and the stone ready for the building of the house.
World English Bible (2000)
Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, along with men from Byblos, did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple.
Referenced Verses
- Josh 13:5 : 5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the rising sun, from Baalgad under Mount Hermon to the entrance into Hamath.
- Ezek 27:9 : 9 The elders of Gebal and its wise men were in you, your caulkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to occupy your merchandise.
- Ps 83:7 : 7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
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- 1 Kgs 5:15-173 verses90%
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.
17 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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11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
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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.
- 2 Kgs 22:5-62 verses81%
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.
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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.
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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 7:9-135 verses78%
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.
13 And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.
- 2 Kgs 12:11-122 verses78%
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.
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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.
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1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
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9 To prepare me timber in abundance, for the house which I am about to build shall be exceedingly great.
- 2 Chr 2:1-33 verses77%
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.
3 And Solomon sent to Huram, the king of Tyre, saying, As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build a house to dwell in, so deal with me.
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2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
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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.
- 1 Kgs 5:5-62 verses76%
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.
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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.
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- 1 Kgs 6:9-113 verses75%
9 So he built the house and finished it, and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
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,
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4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber; and let the expenses be given from the king's treasury:
- 1 Kgs 6:14-152 verses74%
14 So Solomon built the house and finished it.
15 And he built the walls of the house inside with cedar boards, from the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling; he covered them on the inside with wood and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
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36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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47 But Solomon built Him a house.
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10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
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10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,
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8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things you sent to me for, and I will do all your desire concerning cedar and fir timber.
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1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house,
- 1 Kgs 6:1-22 verses73%
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2 And the house which King Solomon built for the LORD, its length was sixty cubits, and its width twenty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.
- 1 Chr 22:5-62 verses73%
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6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.
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33 And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of skillful work.
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5 And against the wall of the house he built chambers all around, against the walls of the house all around, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made chambers all around.