1 Kings 5:17
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.In other versions
And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.
ASV
By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone.
BBE
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
DBY
The king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.
WEB
And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;
YLT
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
ENG
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
WBT
And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
BSB
In context
15And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
16Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.