1 Kings 5:17
"And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house."
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- 1 Chronicles 22:2
"And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God."
Read in chapter → - 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."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 28:16
"Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste."
Read in chapter → - 1 Peter 2:6
"Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded."
Read in chapter → - 1 Corinthians 3:11
"For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ."
Read in chapter → - Revelation 21:14
"And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 7:9
"All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court."
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