1 Kings 5:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He ordered the workers to cut and shape large blocks of good stone for the foundation of the temple.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:39

I destroyed them! I stuck my sword through my enemies, and they were crushed under my feet.

2 Samuel 7:5

to go to David and give him this message: David, you are my servant, so listen to what I say. Why should you build a temple for me?

1 Kings 6:7

Solomon did not want the noise of hammers and axes to be heard at the place where the temple was being built. So he made the workers shape the blocks of stone at the quarry.

1 Kings 7:9

From the foundation all the way to the top, these buildings and the courtyard were made out of the best stones carefully cut to size, then smoothed on every side with saws.

1 Chronicles 22:2

David ordered the foreigners living in Israel to come to Jerusalem. Then he assigned some to cut blocks of stone for building the temple.

1 Chronicles 22:8

But some time ago, he told me, “David, you have killed too many people and have fought too many battles. That's why you are not the one to build my temple.

Isaiah 28:16

And so the LORD says, “I'm laying a firm foundation for the city of Zion. It's a valuable cornerstone proved to be trustworthy; no one who trusts it will ever be disappointed.