Costly stones; marble and porphyry, or other stones of great size and value. To lay the foundation of the house; where they could not afterward be seen; and therefore that this was done, is mentioned only as a point of magnificence, except it was intended for a type or mystical signification of the preciousness of Christ, who is the foundation of the true temple, the church of God, as he is called, Isaiah 28:16 1 Corinthians 3:11.
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1 Kings 5:17
17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.