1 Kings 5:17-18
New International Version
17 At the king’s command they removed from the quarry(A) large blocks of high-grade stone(B) to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple. 18 The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram(C) and workers from Byblos(D) cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.
1 Kings 5:17-18
King James Version
17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
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1 Kings 5:17-18
New King James Version
17 And the king commanded them to quarry large stones, costly stones, and (A)hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the [a]temple. 18 So Solomon’s builders, Hiram’s builders, and the Gebalites quarried them; and they prepared timber and stones to build the [b]temple.
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- 1 Kings 5:17 Lit. house
- 1 Kings 5:18 Lit. house
1 Kings 5:17-18
English Standard Version
17 At the king's command (A)they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones. 18 So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and (B)the men of Gebal did the cutting and prepared the timber and the stone to build the house.
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Ezra 3:7
New International Version
Rebuilding the Temple
7 Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters,(A) and gave food and drink and olive oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar logs(B) by sea from Lebanon(C) to Joppa, as authorized by Cyrus(D) king of Persia.
Ezra 3:7
King James Version
7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
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Ezra 3:7
New King James Version
7 They also gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and (A)food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to the sea, to (B)Joppa, (C)according to the permission which they had from Cyrus king of Persia.
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Ezra 3:7
English Standard Version
7 So they gave money to the masons and the carpenters, (A)and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians (B)to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, (C)according to the grant that they had from Cyrus king of Persia.
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