1 Kings 5:17

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

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

1 Kings 5:17 — American Standard Version

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Context — 1 Kings 5

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14And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home; and Adoniram was over the men subject to taskwork.

15And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains;

16besides Solomon`s chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.

17And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.

18And Solomon`s builders and Hiram`s builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

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