1 Kings 5:17
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.”1 Kings 5:17
What Does 1 Kings 5:17 Mean?
1 Kings 5:17 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 5, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 5:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 24:27“Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.”1 Kings 6:7“And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.”1 Chronicles 22:2“And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.”Isaiah 54:11“O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.”1 Kings 7:9“All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.”2 Kings 12:12“And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.”Isaiah 28:16“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.”1 Corinthians 3:11“For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”1 Peter 2:6“Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.”Revelation 21:14“And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.”
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