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1 Kings 5:17

New American Standard Bible

17 Then the king issued orders, and they quarried large stones, valuable stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones.

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American Standard Version

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

Christian Standard Bible

The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

English Standard Version

At the king’s command they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones.

King James Version

And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

New International Version

At the king’s command they removed from the quarry large blocks of high-grade stone to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple.

New King James Version

And the king commanded them to quarry large stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the temple.

New Living Translation

At the king’s command, they quarried large blocks of high-quality stone and shaped them to make the foundation of the Temple.

World English Bible

The king commanded, and they cut out large stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.