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 8:4

8:4 The priests and Levites carried the ark of the Lord, the tent of meeting, 2  and all the holy items in the tent. 3 

1 Kings 10:25

10:25 Year after year visitors brought their gifts, which included items of silver, items of gold, clothes, perfume, spices, horses, and mules. 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 tent of assembly.”

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

3 tn Heb “and they were bringing each one his gift, items of silver…and mules, the matter of a year in a year.”