And the house was built in the construction of it with rough hewn stones: and there was not heard in the house in the building of it hammer or axe, or any iron tool.
KJV
1 Kings 6:7
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.
Parallel Translations
And the house was built in the construction of it with rough hewn stones: and there was not heard in the house in the building of it hammer or axe, or any iron tool.
The house, when it was under construction, was built of stone prepared at the quarry; and no hammer or ax or any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was under construction.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 27:5–61 Peter 2:5Proverbs 24:27Exodus 20:251 Kings 5:17–18Colossians 1:12Isaiah 42:2Romans 9:232 Corinthians 5:5Acts 9:31James 3:17–18James 1:20
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