1 Kings 7:9

Easy To Read Version

All of these buildings were made with expensive blocks of stone. These stones were cut to the right size with a saw. They were cut in the front and in the back. These expensive stones went from the foundation up to the top layer of the wall. Even the wall around the yard was made with expensive blocks of stone.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:17

King Solomon commanded them to cut out big, expensive stones to be the foundation for the temple. These stones were carefully cut.

1 Kings 7:8

The house where Solomon lived was inside of the Hall of Judging. This house was built the same as the Hall of Judging. He also built the same kind of house for his wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt.