1 Kings 5:17

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;

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  • 1 Chr 22:2 : 2 And David saith to gather the sojourners who `are' in the land of Israel, and appointeth hewers to hew hewn-stones to build a house of God.
  • 1 Kgs 6:7 : 7 And the house, in its being built, of perfect stone brought `thither' hath been built, and hammer, and the axe -- any instrument of iron -- was not heard in the house, in its being built.
  • 1 Kgs 7:9 : 9 All these `are' of precious stone, according to the measures of hewn work, sawn with a saw, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and at the outside, unto the great court.
  • Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: `Lo, I am laying a foundation in Zion, A stone -- a tried stone, a corner stone precious, a settled foundation, He who is believing doth not make haste.
  • 1 Cor 3:11-12 : 11 for other foundation no one is able to lay except that which is laid, which is Jesus the Christ; 12 and if any one doth build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw --
  • 1 Pet 2:6-7 : 6 Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: `Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;' 7 to you, then, who are believing `is' the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,
  • Rev 21:14-21 : 14 and the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 And he who is speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may measure the city, and its gates, and its wall; 16 and the city lieth square, and the length of it is as great as the breadth; and he did measure the city with the reed -- furlongs twelve thousand; the length, and the breadth, and the height, of it are equal; 17 and he measured its wall, an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is, of the messenger; 18 and the building of its wall was jasper, and the city `is' pure gold -- like to pure glass; 19 and the foundations of the wall of the city with every precious stone have been adorned; the first foundation jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; 20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates `are' twelve pearls, each several one of the gates was of one pearl; and the broad-place of the city `is' pure gold -- as transparent glass.

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  • 1 Kgs 5:18
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    18and the builders of Solomon, and the builders of Hiram, and the Giblites hew, and prepare the wood and the stones to build the house.

  • 1 Kgs 7:9-12
    4 verses
    81%

    9All these `are' of precious stone, according to the measures of hewn work, sawn with a saw, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and at the outside, unto the great court.

    10And the foundation `is' of precious stone, great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits;

    11and above `are' precious stone, according to the measures of hewn work, and cedar;

    12and the great court round about `is' three rows of hewn work, and a row of cedar-beams, even for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and for the porch of the house.

  • 1 Chr 22:2
    81%

    2And David saith to gather the sojourners who `are' in the land of Israel, and appointeth hewers to hew hewn-stones to build a house of God.

  • Ezra 6:4
    78%

    4three rows of rolled stones, and a row of new wood, and the outlay let be given out of the king's house.

  • 2 Chr 34:11
    76%

    11and they give `it' to artificers, and to builders, to buy hewn stones, and wood for couplings and for beams to the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  • 1 Kgs 5:15-16
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    76%

    15And king Solomon hath seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain,

    16apart from the heads of the officers of Solomon, who `are' over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who are working in the business.

  • 2 Kgs 22:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    5and they give it into the hand of the doers of the work, the overseers, in the house of Jehovah, and they give it to the doers of the work that `is' in the house of Jehovah, to strengthen the breach of the house,

    6to artificers, and to builders, and `to repairers of' the wall, and to buy wood and hewn stones to strengthen the house;

  • 2 Sam 5:11
    75%

    11And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-trees, and artificers of wood, and artificers of stone, for walls, and they build a house for David,

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

    11and have given the weighed money into the hands of those doing the work, those inspecting the house of Jehovah, and they bring it out to those working in the wood, and to builders who are working in the house of Jehovah,

    12and to those `repairing' the wall, and to hewers of stone, and to buy wood and hewn stones to strengthen the breach of the house of Jehovah, and for all that goeth out on the house, to strengthen it.

  • 1 Kgs 6:7
    74%

    7And the house, in its being built, of perfect stone brought `thither' hath been built, and hammer, and the axe -- any instrument of iron -- was not heard in the house, in its being built.

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    74%

    9even to prepare for me trees in abundance, for the house that I am building `is' great and wonderful.

  • 2 Chr 2:1-2
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    74%

    1And Solomon saith to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom,

    2and Solomon numbereth seventy thousand men bearing burden, and eighty thousand men hewing in the mountain, and overseers over them -- three thousand and six hundred.

  • 2 Chr 8:16
    73%

    16And all the work of Solomon is prepared till the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah, and till its completion; perfect is the house of Jehovah.

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

    36And he buildeth the inner court, three rows of hewn work, and a row of beams of cedar.

    37In the fourth year hath the house of Jehovah been founded, in the month Zif,

  • 1 Chr 22:15
    73%

    15`And with thee in abundance `are' workmen, hewers and artificers of stone and of wood, and every skilful man for every work.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5and lo, I am saying to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son whom I appoint in thy stead on thy throne, he doth build the house for My name.

    6`And now, command, and they cut down for me cedars out of Lebanon, and my servants are with thy servants, and the hire of thy servants I give to thee according to all that thou sayest, for thou hast known that there is not among us a man acquainted with cutting wood, like the Sidonians.'

    7And it cometh to pass at Hiram's hearing the words of Solomon, that he rejoiceth exceedingly, and saith, `Blessed `is' Jehovah to-day, who hath given to David a wise son over this numerous people.'

  • 1 Chr 29:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1And David the king saith to all the assembly, `Solomon my son -- the one on whom God hath fixed -- `is' young and tender, and the work `is' great, for not for man is the palace, but for Jehovah God;

    2and with all my power I have prepared for the house of my God, the gold for `things of' gold, and the silver for `those of' silver, and the brass for `those of' brass, the iron for `those of' iron, and the wood for `those of' wood, shoham stones, and settings, and stones of painting and of diverse colours, and all `kinds of' precious stone, and stones of white marble, in abundance.

  • 1 Kgs 5:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2and Solomon sendeth unto Hiram, saying,

    3`Thou hast known David my father, that he hath not been able to build a house to the name of Jehovah his God, because of the wars that have been round about him, till Jehovah's putting them under the soles of his feet.

  • 1 Chr 22:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5And David saith, `Solomon my son `is' a youth and tender, and the house to be built to Jehovah `is' to be made exceedingly great, for name and for beauty to all the lands; let me prepare, I pray Thee, for it;' and David prepareth in abundance before his death.

    6And he calleth for Solomon his son, and chargeth him to build a house to Jehovah, God of Israel,

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    72%

    15And this `is' the matter of the tribute that king Solomon hath lifted up, to build the house of Jehovah, 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%

    1And Solomon beginneth to build the house of Jehovah, in Jerusalem, in the mount of Moriah, where He appeared to David his father, in the place that David had prepared, in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite,

    2and he beginneth to build in the second `day', in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

    3And `in' these hath Solomon been instructed to build the house of God: The length `in' cubits by the former measure `is' sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

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

    10And he buildeth the couch against all the house, five cubits `is' its height, and it taketh hold of the house by cedar-wood.

    11And the word of Jehovah is unto Solomon, saying,

  • Exod 31:5
    71%

    5and in graving of stone for settings, and in graving of wood to work in all work.

  • 1 Chr 14:1
    71%

    1And Huram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-wood, and artificers of walls, and artificers of wood, to build to him a house.

  • 2 Chr 2:12
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    12And Huram saith, `Blessed `is' Jehovah, God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, knowing wisdom and understanding, who doth build a house for Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

  • Ezra 5:8
    71%

    8`To Darius the king, all peace! be it known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the great house of God, and it is built `with' rolled stones, and wood is placed in the walls, and this work is done speedily, and prospering in their hand.

  • 1 Kgs 5:13
    71%

    13And king Solomon lifteth up a tribute out of all Israel, and the tribute is thirty thousand men,

  • 1 Chr 28:10
    71%

    10See, now, for Jehovah hath fixed on thee to build a house for a sanctuary; be strong, and do.'

  • Ezra 5:17
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    17`And now, if to the king it be good, let search be made in the treasure-house of the king, that `is' there in Babylon, whether it be that of Cyrus the king there was made a decree to build this house of God in Jerusalem, and the will of the king concerning this thing he doth send unto us.'

  • Lev 14:42
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    42and they have taken other stones, and brought `them' in unto the place of the stones, and other clay he taketh and hath daubed the house.

  • 2 Chr 24:12
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    12And the king and Jehoiada give it unto the doers of the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and they are hiring hewers and artificers to renew the house of Jehovah, and also -- to artificers in iron and brass to strengthen the house of Jehovah.

  • 1 Kgs 6:1
    70%

    1And it cometh to pass, in the four hundred and eightieth year of the going out of the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, in the fourth year -- in the month of Zif, it `is' the second month -- of the reigning of Solomon over Israel, that he buildeth the house for Jehovah.

  • 1 Chr 29:8
    70%

    8and he with whom stones are found hath given to the treasury of the house of Jehovah, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

  • Ezra 3:10
    70%

    10And those building have founded the temple of Jehovah, and they appoint the priests, clothed, with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Jehovah, by means of `the instruments of' David king of Israel.