1 Kings 6:7

6:7 As the temple was being built, only stones shaped at the quarry ¹  were used; the sound of hammers, pickaxes, or any other iron tool was not heard at the temple while it was being built.

1 Kings 7:48

7:48 Solomon also made all these items for the Lord’s temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which was kept the Bread of the Presence, ² 

1 Kings 8:4

8:4 The priests and Levites carried the ark of the Lord, the tent of meeting, ³  and all the holy items in the tent. ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “finished stone of the quarry,” i.e., stones chiseled and shaped at the time they were taken out of the quarry.

² tn Heb “the bread of the face [or presence].” Many recent English versions employ “the bread of the Presence,” although this does not convey much to the modern reader.

³ tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”

⁴ tn Heb “and they carried the ark of the Lord…. The priests and the Levites carried them.”