1 Kings 7:10

1 Kings 7:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
• New International Version (NIV)The foundations were laid with large stones of good quality, some measuring ten cubits and some eight.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The foundation was of costly stones, huge stones, stones of eight and ten cubits.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The foundation was of costly stones, large stones, some ten cubits and some eight cubits.

Context of 1 Kings 7:10

8And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married. 9All 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. The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long. 11Above these were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar beams. 12The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.

1 Kings 7:10 word by word

וּמְיֻסָּ֕ד אֲבָנִ֥ים יְקָר֖וֹת אֲבָנִ֣ים גְּדֹל֑וֹת אַבְנֵי֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמּ֔וֹת וְאַבְנֵ֖י שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה אַמּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• The foundationsיָסַדyâsad · to foundH3245
• were laid with largeגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• were laid with largeאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• costlyיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
• some tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:10

• Isaiah 28:16So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
• Isaiah 54:11“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
• 1 Corinthians 3:10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
• Revelation 21:19The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
• 1 Kings 7:28This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights,

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10See the 1 Kings 5:17 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11Like the temple, Solomon's palace used high-quality stones that were precisely cut and trimmed. Similar stonework has been discovered at Megiddo. Cedar beams between the wall layers helped protect against earthquakes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones--Enormous stones, corresponding exactly with the dimensions given, are found in Jerusalem at this day. Not only the walls from the foundation to the roof beams were built of large hewn stones, but the spacious court around the palace was also paved with great square stones.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 7:10

• Palace
• Solomon
• Stones

In the dictionaries

• Esarhaddon
• Light
• Palace
• Sea
• Solomon
• Unweighed
• Wall
• Architecture
• King; Kingdom
• Kings, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary