ESV Reformation Study Bible – Deut 27:5
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Deut 27:5

27:5 wield no iron tool. The stones were to be uncut. Because iron was used in the building of Solomon’s temple (1 Chr. 22:3, 14), we need not conclude that it was a taboo metal forbidden for religious worship. See note 8:9.