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.
