1 Kings 5:17

And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Then the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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)

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.
- Basic English Bible

And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
- Darby Bible

And the king commanded, that they should bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the temple, and should square them:
- Douay-Rheims Bible

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

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

Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 5:17

5:17 Great and costly - Marble and porphyry, or other stones of greatsize and value. The foundation - Where they could not afterward be seen:and therefore that this was done, is mentioned only as a point ofmagnificence, except it was intended for a type, or mystical significationof the preciousness of Christ, who is the foundation of the true temple,the church of God.