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As the temple was being built, only stones shaped at the quarry[a] were used; the sound of hammers, pickaxes, or any other iron tool was not heard at the temple while it was being built.

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  1. 1 Kings 6:7 tn Heb “finished stone of the quarry,” i.e., stones chiseled and shaped at the time they were taken out of the quarry.