1 Kings 5:18 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and the builders of Solomon, and the builders of Hiram, and the Giblites hew, and prepare the wood and the stones to build the house.

And Solomons builders and Hirams builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

English Amplified

Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the men of Gebal did the hewing and prepared the timber and stones to build the house.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the men of Gebal did the hewing and prepared the timber and stones to build the house.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the temple’s construction.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Giblites hewed them, and prepared timber and stones to build the house.

English EASY 2024

Solomon's men and Hiram's men worked together with men from Gebal. They cut the stones and the wood. They prepared them to build the temple.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Solomon and Hiram's builders and the men from Byblos carved the stones and prepared them and the logs for use in building the Temple.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the men of Gebal did the cutting and prepared the timber and the stone to build the house.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Solomon's and Hiram's workers and men from the city of Byblos prepared the stones and the timber to build the Temple.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Solomon's workmen, Hiram's workmen, and men from Gebal quarried the stone and prepared the logs and stone to build the temple.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried [the stone] and prepared the timber and stone for the temple's construction.

English KJV 1611

And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites carved them out, and prepared the timbers and the stones to build the house.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders, along with the stonemasons, cut them and prepared timber and stones to build the house.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites cut them, and prepared the timbers and the stones to build the house.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

But now the LORD, my God, has given me peace on all sides. There is no enemy or threat of danger.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, along with men from Byblos, did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The skilled workers of Solomon and Hiram cut and prepared the logs and stones. They would later be used in building the temple. The people of Byblos helped the workers.

The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram and the men of Gebal cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.

English NKJ 1982

So Solomon’s builders, Hiram’s builders, and the Gebalites quarried them; and they prepared timber and stones to build the temple.

Men from the city of Gebal helped Solomon's and Hiram's builders prepare the timber and stone for the Temple.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did the stonecutting and prepared the timber and the stone to build the house.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the men of Gebal did the hewing and prepared the timber and the stone to build the house.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Men from Gebal helped Solomon's and Hiram's builders in cutting the timber and making the boards, and in preparing the stone for the Temple.

English Tyndale 1537

And Salomon's masons and the masons of Hiram did hew them, with them of the borders. And so they prepared both in timber and stone to build the house.