1 Kings 7:10 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 7:10

The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.

BSB

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ASV

And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

KJV

And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones,.... Of a great price, and very large: stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits some of one measure, and some of another; not so many cubits square, but of solid measure; they were so many in length.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּמְיֻסָּ֕ד	u.me.yu.Sad	and [it was] founded	H3245 →
אֲבָנִ֥ים	'a.va.Nim	stones	H68 →
יְקָר֖וֹת	ye.ka.Rot	costly	H3368 →
אֲבָנִ֣ים	'a.va.Nim	stones	H68 →
גְּדֹל֑וֹת	ge.do.Lot	large	H1419 →
אַבְנֵי֙	'av.Nei	stones of	H68 →
עֶ֣שֶׂר	'E.ser	ten	H6235 →
אַמּ֔וֹת	'a.Mot	cubits	H520 →
וְאַבְנֵ֖י	ve.'av.Nei	and stones of	H68 →
שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה	she.mo.Neh	eight	H8083 →
אַמּֽוֹת׃	'a.Mot	cubits	H520 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Isaiah 28:16
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
leads to
- Psalms 118:22
  The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- Acts 4:11–12
  This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
- 1 Peter 2:6–8
  For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Luke 20:17–18
  But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
- Romans 9:33
  as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
Through
Isaiah 54:11
“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
leads to
- 1 Peter 2:4–6
  As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
- Acts 14:22
  strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
- Jeremiah 30:17
  But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”

About 1 Kings

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06About 1 Kings

Where the connections lead

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Original language & word study

The walk

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About 1 Kings