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1 Kings 5:17

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15And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;Select 1 Kings 5:15

16Beside the chief of Solomon’s officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.Select 1 Kings 5:16

17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.Select 1 Kings 5:17

18And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.Select 1 Kings 5:18

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5:17 The king commanded, and they cut out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.

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5:17 And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.

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