1 Kings 5:17
ESV
At the king 's command they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones.
NIV
At the king’s command they removed from the quarry large blocks of high-grade stone to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple.
NASB
Then the king issued orders, and they quarried large stones, valuable stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones.
CSB
The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
NLT
At the king’s command, they quarried large blocks of high-quality stone and shaped them to make the foundation of the Temple.
KJV
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
NKJV
And the king commanded them to quarry large stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the temple.