Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Kings 6:7
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Berean Standard Bible
The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
The house, when it was under construction, was built of stone prepared at the quarry; and no hammer or ax or any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was under construction.
American Standard Version
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
Berean Literal Bible
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1 Kings 6
9 So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.
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