1 Kings 5:18
And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
And Solomons builders, and Hirams builders, did hewe them, and the ‖stone-squarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, Giblites, as Ezek. 27.9.
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- Joshua 13:5Rank 1 from verse 18
- Ezekiel 27:9Rank 2 from verse 18
9The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
9‖The ancients of Gebal, and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers, all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee, to occupie thy merchandise.
- Psalms 83:7Rank 3 from verse 18
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1 Kings 5:18
Persons who construct, establish, or cause something to be built.
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To cut or shape with blows of an axe or another instrument.
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stonesquarers
Workers who cut and shape stones for building.
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1. Pieces or masses of rock. 2. Strikes or kills with stones.
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To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
18And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
18And Solomons builders, and Hirams builders, did hewe them, and the ‖stone-squarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
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