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.

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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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