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1 Kings 7:9

1 Kings 7:9 is verse 9 of 1 Kings chapter 7, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.

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King James Version

All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.

World English Bible

All these were of costly stones, even of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.

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1 Kings 7:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.

8 And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.

9 All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.

10 The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.

11 Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.

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Hebrew words

כָּלall אֵ֜לֶּהthese אֲבָנִ֤ים[were] stones יְקָרֹת֙costly כְּמִדֹּ֣תaccording to measurements of גָּזִ֔יתhewn [stone]מְגֹרָר֥וֹתsawn בַּמְּגֵרָ֖הwith <the> saw מִבַּ֣יִתfrom inside וּמִח֑וּץand from outside וּמִמַּסָּד֙and from [the] foundation עַדto הַטְּפָח֔וֹתthe coping stone וּמִח֖וּץand from [the] outside עַדto הֶחָצֵ֥רthe court הַגְּדוֹלָֽה<the> great

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Kings 7:10
The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.

1 Kings 7:11
Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.

1 Kings 5:17
And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

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