John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 5:17

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, etc.] Not in quality, but in quantity, large stones, fit to lay in the foundation; strong, and durable against all the injuries of time, as Josephus says f85: costly stones; not what are commonly called precious stones, as gems, pearls, etc. but stones of value, as marble, porphyry, etc. [and] hewed stones; not rough as they were taken out of the quarry, but hewed, and made smooth: to lay the foundation of the house; which, though out of sight, was to be laid with goodly stones for the magnificence of the building; so the church of Christ, its foundation is said to be laid even with sapphires and other precious stones, (see <235411>Isaiah 54:11 <662119>Revelation 21:19).

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