"And the kingª commanded,ª° and they broughtª° greatª stones,ª costlyª stones,ª [and] hewedª stones,ª to lay the foundationª° of the house.ª ... And Solomon'sª buildersª° and Hiram'sª buildersª° did hewª° [them], and the stonesquarers:ª so they preparedª° timberª and stonesª to buildª° the house.ª" {1Kg 5:17-18} + "And the house,ª when it was in building,ª° was builtª° of stoneª made readyª before it was broughtª thither: so that there was neither¹ hammer²¹ nor axeª [nor] any¹ toolª of ironª heardª° in the house,ª while it was in building.ª°" {1Kg 6:7} + "Forª whichª ofª you,ª intendingª° to buildª° a tower,ª sitteth²° not² downª°¹ first,ª and countethª° the¹ cost,ª whetherª he haveª° [sufficient] to² finishª¹ [it]? ... Saying,ª° Thisª² manª beganª° to build,ª° andª was²° not² ableª°¹ to finish.ª°" {Lke 14:28-30} |
