1 Kings 5:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.”
1 Kings 5:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 5:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 5:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king commanded, and they cut out large stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.”
1 Kings 5:17 — World English Bible
1 Kings 5:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.”
1 Kings 5:17 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 5:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;”
1 Kings 5:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 5:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.”
1 Kings 5:17 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 5:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the King commanded them, and they brought great stones and costly stones to make the foundation of the house, euen hewed stones.”
1 Kings 5:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 5:17 in Context — 1 Kings 5
15 Tenía también Salomón setenta mil que llevaban las cargas, y ochenta mil cortadores en el monte;
16 Sin los principales oficiales de Salomón que estaban sobre la obra, tres mil y trescientos, los cuales tenían cargo del pueblo que hacía la obra.
17 Y mandó el rey que trajesen grandes piedras, piedras de precio, para los cimientos de la casa, y piedras labradas.
18 Y los albañiles de Salomón y los de Hiram, y los aparejadores, cortaron y aparejaron la madera y la cantería para labrar la casa.
What Does 1 Kings 5:17 Mean?
1 Kings 5:17 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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