All of these were made of valuable stones, of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside; even from the foundation to the [a]coping, and from the outside to the large courtyard.

10 And the foundation was of valuable stones, large stones, stones of [b]ten cubits and stones of eight cubits. 11 And above were valuable stones, cut according to measure, and cedar.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:9 I.e., top sloping course of stone
  2. 1 Kings 7:10 About 15 and 12 ft. or 4.5 and 3.7 m

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