The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.
Cross References
1 Kings 7:9All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
1 Kings 7:11Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
Treasury of Scripture
And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
the foundation
Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Isaiah 54:11
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
1 Corinthians 3:10,11
According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon…
1 Kings 7:28
And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:
