1 Kings 5:17

English Standard Version

17 At the king’s command they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones. (1Ki 6:7; 1Ch 22:2)

New International Version

17 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.

New International Reader’s Version

17 The people did what the king commanded. They removed large blocks of the best quality stone from a rock pit. They used them to provide a foundation for the temple.

King James Version

17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.