1 Kings 7:10

10 The foundations were laid with large stones of good quality, some measuring ten cubits^[a] and some eight.^[b]

1 Kings 7:10 in Other Translations

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

10 The foundation was of costly stones, huge stones, stones of eight and ten cubits.

10 Some of the huge foundation stones were 15 feet long, and some were 12 feet long.

10 The foundation stones were huge, ranging in size from twelve to fifteen feet, and of the very best quality.

10 The foundation was made of large, costly stones 12 and 15 feet long.

1 Kings 7:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:10

And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones,
&c.] 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.

1 Kings 7:10 In-Context

8 And the palace in which he was to live, set farther back, was similar in design. Solomon also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.

9 All these structures, from the outside to the great courtyard and from foundation to eaves, were made of blocks of high-grade stone cut to size and smoothed on their inner and outer faces.

10 The foundations were laid with large stones of good quality, some measuring ten cubits and some eight.

11 Above were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.

12 The great courtyard was surrounded by a wall of three courses of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams, as was the inner courtyard of the temple of the LORD with its portico.

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, about 15 feet or about 4.5 meters; also in verse 23
• [b]. That is, about 12 feet or about 3.6 meters