17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
17 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.
17 At the king's command they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones.
17 Following the king's orders, they quarried huge blocks of the best stone - dressed stone for the foundation of The Temple.
17 And the king commanded them to quarry large stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the temple.
17 At the king's command, they quarried large blocks of high-quality stone and shaped them to make the foundation of the Temple.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 5:17
Commentary on 1 Kings 5:10-18
(Read 1 Kings 5:10-18)
The temple was chiefly built by the riches and labour of Gentiles, which typified their being called into the church. Solomon commanded, and they brought costly stones for the foundation. Christ, who is laid for a Foundation, is a chosen and precious Stone. We should lay our foundation firm, and bestow most pains on that part of our religion which lies out of the sight of men. And happy those who, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, for a habitation of God through the Spirit. Who among us will build in the house of the Lord?