1 Kings 7:10
And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
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Gill's Exposition
And above were costly stones,.... Above the foundation, from thence to the top of the buildings; the whole walls were made of such right up to the ceiling:
after the measure of hewed stones; which,…
Never had any man so much of the spirit of building as Solomon had, nor to better purpose; he began with the temple, built for God first, and then all his other buildings were comfortable. The surest…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
And the foundation Even that work which was to be buried out of sight was of the same quality.
ten cubits … eight cubits Probably we have here the greatest dimension, the length. We are left to…
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