1 Kings 7:9-13 in English

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ And above were costly stones, even hewn stone, according to measure, and cedar-wood.

¹² And the great court round about had three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

¹³ And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ and a chamber over both the pillars, and above the sides an addition equal to the chamber in width.

¹⁰ And he made the sea, ten cubits from one rim to the other, the same was completely circular round about: its height was five cubits, and its circumference thirty-three cubits.

¹¹ And stays underneath its rim round about compassed it ten cubits round;

¹² and its rim was as the work of the rim of a cup, a lily-flower, and the thickness of it was a span.

¹³ And there were twelve oxen under the sea; three looking to the north, and three looking to the west, and three looking to the south, and three looking to the east: and all their hinder parts were inward, and the sea was above upon them.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.

¹² And 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 the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

¹³ And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.

¹² And 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 the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

¹³ And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

¹³ And king Solomon sent, and took Chiram out of Tyre,

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ And above were costly stones, even hewn stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.

¹² And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of the LORD, and the porch of the house.

¹³ And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ All of those buildings and the walls around the palace courtyard were made from costly blocks of stone, from the foundations up to the eaves. The stones were cut at the quarry, according to the sizes that were needed, and the sides of the stones were shaped by cutting/smoothing them with saws.

¹⁰ The foundations were also made from huge blocks of stone that were prepared at the quarry. Some of them were twelve feet long and some were fifteen feet long.

¹¹ On top of the foundation stones were other blocks of stone that were cut according to the sizes they needed, and cedar beams.

¹² The palace courtyard, the inner courtyard in front of the temple, and the entrance room of the temple had walls made by putting down three layers of cut stones between each layer of cedar beams.

¹³ There was a man who lived in Tyre city whose name was Huram. He knew how to make very nice things from bronze. His father had also lived in Tyre and had also been very skilled at making things from bronze, but Huram's father was no longer living. His mother was from the tribe of Naphtali. Huram was very wise and intelligent and was very skilled at making things from bronze. Solomon invited him to come to Jerusalem and supervise all the work of making things from bronze, and Huram agreed.

¹³ And king Solomon sent, and took Chiram out of Tyre,

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.

¹² The great court around had three courses of cut stone with a course of cedar beams, like the inner court of Yahweh’s house and the porch of the house.

¹³ King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.

¹² The great court around had three courses of cut stone with a course of cedar beams, like the inner court of Yahweh’s house and the porch of the house.

¹³ King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.

¹² The great court around had three courses of cut stone with a course of cedar beams, like the inner court of the LORD’s house and the porch of the house.

¹³ King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ And the base was of great masses of highly priced stone, some ten cubits and some eight cubits square.

¹¹ Overhead were highly priced stones cut to measure, and cedar-wood.

¹² The great outer square all round was walled with three lines of squared stones and a line of cedar-wood boards, round about the open square inside the house of the Lord and the covered room of the king's house.

¹³ Then King Solomon sent and got Hiram from Tyre.

⁹ All these buildings were of costly stones, hewn stones, according to the measures, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation to the coping, and on the outside as far as the great court.

¹⁰ And the foundations were of costly stones, great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ And above were costly stones, hewn stones, according to the measures, and cedar.

¹² And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stones, and a row of cedar-beams; and so it was for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

¹³ And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ All of costly stones, which were sawed by a certain rule and measure both within and without: from the foundation to the top of the walls, and without unto the great court.

¹⁰ And the foundations were of costly stones, great stones of ten cubits or eight cubits:

¹¹ And above there were costly stones, or equal measure, hewed; and, in like manner, planks of cedar:

¹² And the greater court was made round with three rows of hewed stones, and one row of planks of cedar, moreover also in the inner court of the house of the Lord, and in the porch of the house.

¹³ And king Solomon sent, and brought Hiram from Tyre,

⁹ All these buildings were built using stone blocks that were expensive to produce. They were cut to size and trimmed with saws on the inside and outside. These stones were used from the foundation to the eaves, from the outside of the building all the way to the great courtyard.

¹⁰ The foundations were laid with very large top-quality stones, between eight and ten cubits long.

¹¹ On these were placed top-quality stones, cut to size, along with cedar timber.

¹² Around the great courtyard, the inner courtyard, and the porch of the Lord's Temple were three courses of dressed stone and a course of cedar beams.

¹³ King Solomon sent for Hiram from Tyre.

⁹ All these were of costly stones, hewed by measure, and sawed with sawes within and without, from the foundation vnto the stones of an hand breadth, and on the outside to the great court.

¹⁰ And the foundation was of costly stones, and great stones, euen of stones of ten cubites, and stones of eight cubites.

¹¹ Aboue also were costly stones, squared by rule, and boardes of cedar.

¹² And the great court round about was with three rowes of hewed stones, and a rowe of cedar beames: so was it to ye inner court of the house of the Lord, and to the porche of the house.

¹³ Then King Salomon sent, and set one Hiram out of Tyrus.

⁹ All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.

¹⁰ And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ And above were costly stones, after the measure of hewn stones, and cedar-wood.

¹² And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams, like as the inner court of the house of the LORD, and the court of the porch of the house.

¹³ And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.

¹² And 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 the Lord, and for the porch of the house.

¹³ And king Solomon sent and fet Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ All these were of heavy stones, hewn after a fixed measure, sawed with the saw inside and outside, even from the foundation unto the coping, and from the outside unto the great court.

¹⁰ And the foundation was of heavy stones, large stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ And above were heavy stones, hewn after a fixed measure, and cedars.

¹² And the great court round about was of three rows of hewn stones, and one row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the Lord, and for the porch of the house.

¹³ And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ and a chamber over both the pillars, and above the sides an addition equal to the chamber in width.

¹⁰ And he made the sea, ten cubits from one rim to the other, the same was completely circular round about: its height was five cubits, and its circumference thirty-three cubits.

¹¹ And stays underneath its rim round about compassed it ten cubits round;

¹² and its rim was as the work of the rim of a cup, a lily flower, and the thickness of it was a span.

¹³ And there were twelve oxen under the sea; three looking to the north, and three looking to the west, and three looking to the south, and three looking to the east: and all their hinder parts were inward, and the sea was above upon them.

⁹ These buildings were adorned with costly hewn stones, precisely measured and cut with a saw and smoothed on all sides. These stones were used from the foundation to the stones on top, and also on the outside to the great court.

¹⁰ The foundation was constructed with very large, costly stones of eight and ten cubits in length.

¹¹ Above were costly hewn stones precisely cut to size, and cedar beams.

¹² The great courtyard surrounding the palace had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams like the courtyard of the temple of Yahweh and the temple portico.

¹³ King Solomon sent for Huram and brought him from Tyre.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.

¹² The great court around had three courses of cut stone with a course of cedar beams, like the inner court of Yahweh’s house and the porch of the house.

¹³ King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.

¹² The great court around had three courses of cut stone with a course of cedar beams, like the inner court of the LORD’s house and the porch of the house.

¹³ King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside towards the great court.

¹⁰ And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones; stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewn stones, and cedars.

¹² And the great court around was with three rows of hewn stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

¹³ And king Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.

¹² The great court around had three courses of cut stone with a course of cedar beams, like the inner court of the LORD’s house and the porch of the house.

¹³ King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

¹¹ Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.

¹² The great court around had three courses of cut stone with a course of cedar beams, like the inner court of the LORD’s house and the porch of the house.

¹³ King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.

⁹ He made all things of precious stones, that were sawed at a rule and measure, both within and without-forth, from the foundament unto the highness of the walls, and within and till to the great street, either courtyard.

¹⁰ And the foundaments were of precious stones, great stones of ten, either of eight cubits;

¹¹ and precious stones hewn of even measure were above; in like manner and of cedar.

¹² And the greater court, either void space, was round, of three orders of hewn stones, and of one order of hewn cedar beams; also and in the inner large street of the house of the Lord, and in the porch of the house of the Lord.

¹³ Also king Solomon sent, and brought from Tyre, Hiram,

⁹ He made all things of precious stones, that were sawed at a rule and measure, both within and withoutforth, from the foundament unto the highness of the walls (or from the foundation to the top of the walls), and within and till to the great street, either court (yard).

¹⁰ And the foundaments were of precious stones, great stones of ten, either of eight cubits; (And the foundations were made out of precious stones, great stones of eight or ten cubits;)

¹¹ and precious stones hewn of even measure were above; in like manner and of cedar. (and above were precious stones, hewn, or cut, of equal measure; and cedar, in like manner.)

¹² And the greater court, either void space, was round, of three orders of hewn stones, and of one order of hewn cedar beams; also and in the inner large street of the house of the Lord, and in the porch of the house of the Lord. (And the great courtyard all around had three rows of hewn stones, and one row of hewn cedar beams; as did the inner courtyard of the House of the Lord, and the vestibule of the House of the Lord.)

¹³ Also king Solomon sent, and brought from Tyre, Hiram, (And King Solomon sent for, and brought there Hiram from Tyre,)

⁹ All these are of precious stone, according to the measures of hewn work, sawn with a saw, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and at the outside, unto the great court.

¹⁰ And the foundation is of precious stone, great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits;

¹¹ and above are precious stone, according to the measures of hewn work, and cedar;

¹² and the great court round about is three rows of hewn work, and a row of cedar-beams, even for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and for the porch of the house.

¹³ And king Solomon sendeth and taketh Hiram out of Tyre —