And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, [and] hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
Ver. 17. Great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones,] i.e., Marble of all sorts, as porphyry, parian, ophites, sphengites, &c.
To lay the foundation of the house.] Even those stones that were laid in the base of the building were not rugged and rude, but hewn and costly. God is not all for the eye: he pleaseth himself with the hidden value of the living stones of his spiritual temple.