Revised Literal Translation
1 Kings 7:10
10And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
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 his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch. 9All 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. And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. 11And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. 12And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of Yhwh, and for the porch of the house.
Read all of 1 Kings 71 Kings 7:10 word by word
וּמְיֻסָּ֕ד אֲבָנִ֥ים יְקָר֖וֹת אֲבָנִ֣ים גְּדֹל֑וֹת אַבְנֵי֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמּ֔וֹת וְאַבְנֵ֖י שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה אַמּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:10
- Isaiah 28:16Therefore thus saith the Lord Yhwh, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
- Isaiah 54:11O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
- 1 Corinthians 3:10According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
- Revelation 21:19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
- 1 Kings 7:28And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:
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
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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
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