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^(A) and workers from Byblos^(B) cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.

⁹ All these structures, from the outside to the great courtyard and from foundation to eaves, were made of blocks of high-grade stone cut to size and smoothed on their inner and outer faces. ¹⁰ The foundations were laid with large stones of good quality, some measuring ten cubits^[a] and some eight.^{[b] 11} Above were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams. ¹² The great courtyard was surrounded by a wall of three courses^(A) of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams, as was the inner courtyard of the temple of the Lord with its portico.

² “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another;^(A) every one will be thrown down.”

⁴⁴ They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls.^(A) They will not leave one stone on another,^(B) because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming^(C) to you.”

The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times^(A)(B)

⁵ Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said,

⁶ “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another;^(A) every one of them will be thrown down.”