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ESV: The foundation was of costly stones, huge stones, stones of eight and ten cubits.

NIV: The foundations were laid with large stones of good quality, some measuring ten cubits and some eight.

NASB: And the foundation was of valuable stones, large stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

CSB: The foundation was made of large, costly stones twelve and fifteen feet long.

NLT: Some of the huge foundation stones were 15 feet long, and some were 12 feet long.

KJV: And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

NKJV: The foundation was of costly stones, large stones, some ten cubits and some eight cubits.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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