“And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.”
King James Version (KJV)
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.