- costly stones:
- "And the house,ª when it was in building,ª° was builtª° of stoneª made readyª before it was broughtª thither: so that there was neither¹ hammer²¹ nor axeª [nor] any¹ toolª of ironª heardª° in the house,ª while it was in building.ª°" {1Kg 6:7} + "All¹ these¹ [were of] costlyª stones,ª according to the measuresª of hewed stones,ª sawedª° with saws,ª withinª¹ and without,ª¹ even from the foundationª¹ unto¹ the coping,²¹ and [so] on the outsideª¹ toward¹ the greatª court.ª" {1Kg 7:9} + "And Davidª commandedª° to gather togetherª°¹ the strangersª that¹ [were] in the landª of Israel;ª and he setª° masonsª° to hewª° wroughtª stonesª to buildª° the houseª of God.ª" {1Ch 22:2} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª Behold,¹ I layª° in Zionª for a foundation¹ a stone,ª a triedª stone,ª a preciousª cornerª [stone], a sureª° foundation:ª he that believethª° shall not¹ make haste.ª°" {Isa 28:16} + "Forª otherª foundationª canª° no manª layª° thanª that is laid,ª° whichª isª° Jesusª Christ.ª ... Nowª if any manª buildª° uponª thisª foundationª gold,ª silver,ª preciousª stones,ª wood,ª hay,ª stubble;ª" {1Co 3:11-12} + "Whereforeª alsoª it is containedª° inª the¹ scripture,ª Behold,ª° I layª° inª Sionª a chief corner² stone,ª¹ elect,ª precious:ª andª he that believethª° onª himª shall²° not¹ be² confounded.ª° ... Unto youª thereforeª which² believeª° [he is] precious:ª butª unto them which be disobedient,ª° the stoneª whichª the¹ buildersª° disallowed,ª° the sameª is madeª°² the¹ headª of the corner,ª" {1Pe 2:6-7} + "Andª the¹ wallª of the¹ cityª hadª° twelveª foundations,ª andª inª themª the namesª of the¹ twelveª apostlesª of the¹ Lamb.ª ... Andª the¹ twelveª gatesª [were] twelveª pearls;ª every²² severalª¹¹ gateª wasª° ofª oneª pearl:ª andª the¹ streetª of the¹ cityª [was] pureª gold,ª as it wereª transparentª glass.ª" {Rev 21:14-21}
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