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1 Kings 5:17-18
American Standard Version
1 Kings 5:17-18
American Standard Version
17 And the king commanded, and they [a]hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone. 18 And 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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- 1 Kings 5:17 Hebrew brought away.
1 Kings 5:17-18
New International Version
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.
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