1 Reis 5:17

17 Por ordem do rei eles cortaram grandes pedras, de grande preço, para fundarem a casa em pedras lavradas.

1 Reis 5:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 5:17

And the king commanded, and they brought great stones
Not in quality, but in quantity, large stones, fit to lay in the foundation; strong, and durable against all the injuries of time, as Josephus says ^F9:

costly stones;
not what are commonly called precious stones, as gems, pearls but stones of value, as marble, porphyry, &c.

[and] hewed stones;
not rough as they were taken out of the quarry, but hewed, and made smooth:

to lay the foundation of the house;
which, though out of sight, was to be laid with goodly stones for the magnificence of the building; so the church of Christ, its foundation is said to be laid even with sapphires and other precious stones, see ( Isaiah 54:11 ) ( Revelation 21:19 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Antiqu. l. 8. c. 3. sect. 2.

1 Reis 5:17 In-Context

15 Tinha também Salomão setenta mil que levavam as cargas, e oitenta mil que talhavam pedras nas montanhas,

16 afora os mestres de obra que estavam sobre aquele serviço, três mil e trezentes, os quais davam as ordens aos trabalhadores.

17 Por ordem do rei eles cortaram grandes pedras, de grande preço, para fundarem a casa em pedras lavradas.

18 Lavraram-nas, pois, os edificadores de Salomão, e os de Hirão, e os gebalitas, e prepararam as madeiras e as pedras para edificar a casa.