1Kgs.5.17

1 Kings 5:17

KJV

And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

Solomon’s Labor Force

Cross References

1 Kings 6:7

KJV

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.

The Chambers

The Building of the Temple

1 Chronicles 22:2

KJV

And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.