1Ki 5:17 | JFB | STEP | 17. brought great stones-- The stone of Lebanon is "hard, calcareous, whitish and sonorous, like free stone" [Shaw]. The same white and beautiful stone can be obtained in every part of Syria and Palestine. hewed stones-- or neatly polished, as the Hebrew word signifies ( ). Both Jewish and Tyrian builders were employed in hewing these great stones.

‏ 1 Kings 5:17

17. brought great stones--The stone of Lebanon is "hard, calcareous, whitish and sonorous, like free stone" [Shaw]. The same white and beautiful stone can be obtained in every part of Syria and Palestine.

hewed stones--or neatly polished, as the Hebrew word signifies (Ex 20:25). Both Jewish and Tyrian builders were employed in hewing these great stones.