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1 Kings 5:17-18
1599 Geneva Bible
1 Kings 5:17-18
1599 Geneva Bible
17 And the King commanded them, and they brought great stones and costly stones to make the foundations of the house, even hewed stones.
18 And Solomon’s workmen, and the workmen of Hiram, and the [a]masons hewed and prepared timber and stones for the building of the house.
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- 1 Kings 5:18 The Hebrew word is Giblim, which some say were excellent masons.
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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