NIV: At the king's command they removed from the quarry large blocks of high-grade stone to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple.
NAS: Then the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones.
KJV: And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
GWT: The king commanded them to quarry large, expensive blocks of stone in order to provide a foundation of cut stone for the temple.
ASV: And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.
BBE: By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone.
DBY: And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
DRB: And the king commanded, that they should bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the temple, and should square them:
WBS: And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
WEB: The king commanded, and they cut out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.
YLT: And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;
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