1 Kings 7:9
What does 1 Kings 7:9 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 7:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000All 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611All 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
American Standard Version · 1901All 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
Bible in Basic English · 1949All 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862All these <FI>are<Fi> 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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752All 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.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890All 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.
Context
v.8And his house where he was to dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh’s daughter (whom Solomon had taken to wife), like unto this porch.
v.9This passage
v.10And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 7:10
And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
- 1 Kings 5:17
And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.
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