1 Kings 5:17

New King James Version

And the king commanded them to quarry large stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the temple.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:2

So David commanded to gather the aliens who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.

1 Kings 6:7

And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.

Isaiah 28:16

Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily.

1 Kings 7:9

All these were of costly stones cut to size, trimmed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the eaves, and also on the outside to the great court.

2 Samuel 7:5

“Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Would you build a house for Me to dwell in?

2 Samuel 22:39

And I have destroyed them and wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet.

1 Chronicles 22:8

but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight.