1 Kings 7:10

10 Large blocks of very fine stone were used for the foundations. Some were 15 feet long. Others were 12 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 The palace where he would live was set farther back. Its plan was something like the plan for the hall. Solomon had gotten married to Pharaoh's daughter. He made a palace for her. It was like the hall.

9 All of those buildings were made out of blocks of very fine stone. They were cut to the right size. They were shaped with a saw on the back and front sides. Those stones were used for the outside of each building and for the large courtyard. They were also used from the foundations up to the roofs.

10 Large blocks of very fine stone were used for the foundations. Some were 15 feet long. Others were 12 feet long.

11 The walls that were above them were made out of very fine stones. The stones were cut to the right size. On top of them was a layer of cedar beams.

12 The large courtyard had a wall around it. The first three layers of the wall were made out of blocks of stone. The top layer was made out of beautiful cedar wood. The same thing was done with the inside courtyard of the LORD's temple and its porch.