1 Kings 5:17 - Common English Bible At the king’s command, they quarried huge stones of the finest quality in order to lay the temple’s foundation with carefully cut stone. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king commanded, and they hewed and brought out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stone. American Standard Version (1901) And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone. Catholic Public Domain Version And the king ordered them to bring great stones, precious stones, for the foundation of the temple, and to square them. |