Bible Strands
1 Kings 7:9
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.
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes Solomon’s palace complex and courtyard structures in Jerusalem, detailing the precise construction methods used for the royal buildings.
The words — יְקָרֹת (ye.karot) translates to "costly" or "precious," and גָּזִית (ga.zit) means "hewn" or "dressed," both emphasizing the deliberate preparation of the building materials.
The thread — The specification of quarried, costly stones for structural work appears in 1 Kings 5:17 and continues in 1 Kings 7:10 with the laying of foundation stones.
Why it lands — The text records exacting craftsmanship and expensive materials without commentary, requiring the reader to note the scale and precision of the royal project as a factual record.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 5:17 And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
- 1 Kings 7:10 The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.