1 Kings 7:10

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The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD, says:“Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.
  • Isa 54:11 : 11 “O afflicted one, driven away, and unconsoled! Look, I am about to set your stones in antimony and I lay your foundation with lapis lazuli.
  • 1 Cor 3:10-11 : 10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  • Rev 21:19-20 : 19 The foundations of the city’s wall are decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

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  • 1 Kgs 7:11-12
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    88%

    11Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar.

    12Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the LORD’s temple and the hall of the palace.

  • 1 Kgs 7:9
    86%

    9All of these were built with the best stones, chiseled to the right size and cut with a saw on all sides, from the foundation to the edge of the roof and from the outside to the great courtyard.

  • 1 Kgs 5:17-18
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    17By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple’s foundation with chiseled stone.

    18Solomon’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.

  • Ezek 41:8
    77%

    8I saw that the temple had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full measuring stick of 10½ feet high.

  • Ezra 6:4
    77%

    4with three layers of large stones and one layer of timber. The expense is to be subsidized by the royal treasury.

  • 1 Kgs 7:6
    75%

    6He made a colonnade 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front of this and pillars and a roof in front of the porch.

  • Ezek 41:12-13
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    12The building that was facing the temple courtyard at the west side was 122½ feet wide; the wall of the building was 8¾ feet thick all around, and its length 157½ feet.

    13Then he measured the temple as 175 feet long, the courtyard of the temple and the building and its walls as 175 feet long,

  • 1 Kgs 6:6-7
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    75%

    6The bottom floor of the extension was seven and a half feet wide, the middle floor nine feet wide, and the third floor ten and a half feet wide. He made ledges on the temple’s outer walls so the beams would not have to be inserted into the walls.

    7As the temple was being built, only stones shaped at the quarry were used; the sound of hammers, pickaxes, or any other iron tool was not heard at the temple while it was being built.

  • 1 Kgs 6:36
    75%

    36He built the inner courtyard with three rows of chiseled stones and a row of cedar beams.

  • 1 Kgs 7:27-28
    2 verses
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    27He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet long, six feet wide, and four-and-a-half feet high.

    28The stands were constructed with frames between the joints.

  • Ezek 40:9-12
    4 verses
    74%

    9He measured the porch of the gate as 14 feet, and its jambs as 3½ feet; the porch of the gate faced inward.

    10There were three alcoves on each side of the east gate; the three had the same measurement, and the jambs on either side had the same measurement.

    11He measured the width of the entrance of the gateway as 17½ feet, and the length of the gateway as 22¾ feet.

    12There was a barrier in front of the alcoves, 1¾ feet on either side; the alcoves were 10½ feet on either side.

  • 1 Kgs 7:34-37
    4 verses
    73%

    34Each stand had four supports, one per side projecting out from the stand.

    35On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; there were also supports and frames on top of the stands.

    36He engraved ornamental cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, with wreaths all around.

    37He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.

  • 1 Kgs 6:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was 60 feet long.

    18The inside of the temple was all cedar and was adorned with carvings of round ornaments and of flowers in bloom. Everything was cedar; no stones were visible.

  • Ezek 40:48-49
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    48Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured the jambs of the porch as 8¾ feet on either side, and the width of the gate was 24½ feet and the sides were 5¼ feet on each side.

    49The length of the porch was 35 feet and the width 19¼ feet; steps led up to it, and there were pillars beside the jambs on either side.

  • 1 Kgs 6:3
    73%

    3The porch in front of the main hall of the temple was 30 feet long, corresponding to the width of the temple. It was 15 feet wide, extending out from the front of the temple.

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    73%

    9to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.

  • Ezek 42:7-8
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    7As for the outer wall by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court facing the chambers, it was 87½ feet long.

    8For the chambers on the outer court were 87½ feet long, while those facing the temple were 175 feet long.

  • 2 Chr 3:3
    72%

    3Solomon laid the foundation for God’s temple; its length(determined according to the old standard of measure) was 90 feet, and its width 30 feet.

  • 1 Kgs 7:15
    72%

    15He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.

  • Ezek 41:3
    72%

    3Then he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the jambs of the entrance as 3½ feet, the entrance as 10½ feet, and the width of the entrance as 12¼ feet.

  • Ezek 41:10
    72%

    10and the chambers of the court was 35 feet in width all around the temple on every side.

  • 1 Kgs 6:10
    72%

    10He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams.

  • Ezek 41:5
    72%

    5Then he measured the wall of the temple as 10½ feet, and the width of the side chambers as 7 feet, all around the temple.

  • 2 Chr 34:11
    72%

    11They gave money to the craftsmen and builders to buy chiseled stone and wood for the braces and rafters of the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into disrepair.

  • Ezek 40:7
    72%

    7The alcoves were 10½ feet long and 10½ feet wide; between the alcoves were 8¾ feet. The threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate facing inward was 10½ feet.

  • Ezek 42:10
    72%

    10At the beginning of the wall of the court toward the south, facing the courtyard and the building, were chambers

  • Job 38:6
    72%

    6On what were its bases set, or who laid its cornerstone–

  • 2 Kgs 12:12
    72%

    12as well as masons and stonecutters. They bought wood and chiseled stone to repair the damage to the LORD’s temple and also paid for all the other expenses.

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
    71%

    6including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work.

  • 1 Chr 22:2
    71%

    2David Orders a Temple to Be Built David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God’s temple.

  • Exod 27:12
    71%

    12The width of the court on the west side is to be seventy-five feet with hangings, with their ten posts and their ten bases.

  • Ezek 40:18
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    18The pavement was beside the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.

  • Ezek 42:5
    71%

    5Now the upper chambers were narrower, because the galleries took more space from them than from the lower and middle chambers of the building.

  • Ezek 40:14
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    14He measured the porch at 105 feet high; the gateway went all around to the jamb of the courtyard.

  • Ezek 41:15
    71%

    15Then he measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the rear of the temple, with its galleries on either side as 175 feet. The interior of the outer sanctuary and the porch of the court,

  • 1 Kgs 7:2
    71%

    2He named it“The Palace of the Lebanon Forest”; it was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars.