1 Kings 7:10
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And the foundations were of costly stones, great stones of ten cubits or eight cubits.

1 Kings 7:9
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.

1 Kings 7:11
And above there were costly stones of equal measure hewed, and in like manner planks of cedar.

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

the foundation

Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will lay a stone in the foundations of Sion, a tried stone, a corner stone, a precious stone, founded in the foundation. He that believeth, let him not hasten.

Isaiah 54:11 O poor little one, tossed with tempest, without all comfort, behold I will lay thy stones in order, and will lay thy foundations with sapphires,

1 Corinthians 3:10,11 According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation: and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. . . .

Revelation 21:19,20 And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper: the second, sapphire: the third; a chalcedony: the fourth, an emerald: . . .

21 inches, the ten cubits are

17 feet and a half, and the eight cubits are

14 feet. The magnitude of these stones was certainly extraordinary; but let us hear M. Volney, and our surprise will no longer be fixed on these stones, but transferred from Solomon's house to the ruins of Balbec: `What is still more astonishing is the enormous stones which compose the sloping wall. To the west, the second layer is formed of stones which are from

1 Kings 7:28 And the work itself of the bases, was intergraven: and there were gravings between the joinings.

to

35 feet long, by about

9 in height. Over this layer, at the north-west angle, there are three stones, which alone occupy a space of

175 feet and a half; viz the first,

58 feet

7 inches; the second,

58 feet

11 inches; and the third, exactly

58 feet; and each of these is

12 feet thick. These stones are of white granite, with large shining flakes, like gypsum: there is a quarry of this kind of stone under the whole city, and another in the adjacent mountains, which is open in several places. On the right, as we approach the city, there is still lying there a stone hewn on three sides, which is

69 feet

2 inches long,

12 feet

10 inches broad, and

13 feet

3 inches in thickness.

Context
Solomon Builds His Palace
9All 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. 10And the foundations were of costly stones, great stones of ten cubits or eight cubits.11And above there were costly stones of equal measure hewed, and in like manner planks of cedar.…
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The foundations
וּמְיֻסָּ֕ד (ū·mə·yus·sāḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3245: To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult

were [laid with] large,
גְּדֹל֑וֹת (gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

costly
יְקָר֖וֹת (yə·qā·rō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3368: Precious, rare, splendid, weighty

stones,
אֲבָנִ֥ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone

some eight
שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה (šə·mō·neh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth

cubits
אַמּ֔וֹת (’am·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

and some
וְאַבְנֵ֖י (wə·’aḇ·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone

ten
עֶ֣שֶׂר (‘e·śer)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6235: Ten

cubits [in length].
אַמּֽוֹת׃ (’am·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base


Additional Translations
The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some eight cubits and some ten cubits in length.And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

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

founded with large costly stones, stones of ten cubits and eight cubits long.

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

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

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

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

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