1 Kings 7:9

All these were of costly stones, even of cut stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.

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WEBBE

All these were of costly stones, even of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.

BSB

All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.

KJV

All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.

ASV

All these were of costly stones, even of hewn stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.

BBE

All these buildings were made, inside and out, from base to crowning stone, and outside to the great walled square, of highly priced stone, cut to different sizes with cutting-instruments.

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כָּל־ kol- all H3605 אֵלֶּה 'e·leh these H428 אֲבָנִים 'a·va·nim [were] stones H68 יְקָרֹת ye·ka·rot costly H3368 כְּמִדֹּת ke·mi·dot according to measurements of H4060 גָּזִית ga·zit hewn [stone] H1496 מְגֹרָרוֹת me·go·ra·rot sawn H1641 בַּמְּגֵרָה ba·me·ge·rah with (the) saw H4050 מִבַּיִת mi·ba·yit from inside H1004 וּמִחוּץ u·mi·chutz and from outside H2351 וּמִמַּסָּד u·mi·ma·sad and from [the] foundation H4527 עַד־ 'ad- to H5704 הַטְּפָחוֹת ha·te·fa·chot the coping stone H2947 וּמִחוּץ u·mi·chutz and from [the] outside H2351 עַד־ 'ad- to H5704 הֶחָצֵר he·cha·tzer the court H2691 הַגְּדוֹלָה ha·ge·do·lah (the) great H1419

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–12

All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use. Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his other buildings. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are laid in early piety. He was thirteen years building his house, yet he built the temple in little more than seven years; not that he was more exact, but less eager in building his own house, than in building God's. We ought to prefer God's honour before our own ease and satisfaction.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.