1 Kings 6:7
The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer, chisel, or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.
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built of stone

1 Kings 5:17, 18
And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones. . . .

Deuteronomy 27:5, 6
Moreover, you shall build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them. . . .

Proverbs 24:27
Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; after that, you can build your house.

Romans 9:23
What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory--

2 Corinthians 5:5
And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

Colossians 1:12
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

neither hammer

Isaiah 42:2
He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.

Acts 9:31
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

James 1:20
for man's anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

James 3:17, 18
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The house, while it was being built, was built of stone prepared at the quarry, and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any iron tool heard in the house while it was being built.

King James Bible
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The temple's construction used finished stones cut at the quarry so that no hammer, chisel, or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.

International Standard Version
The Temple was constructed of stone precut at the quarry so that no hammer, axe, or any other iron implement would be heard in the Temple while it was being built.

NET Bible
As the temple was being built, only stones shaped at the quarry were used; the sound of hammers, pickaxes, or any other iron tool was not heard at the temple while it was being built.
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