1 Kings 5:17-18

5:17 By royal order ¹  they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple’s foundation with chiseled stone. 5:18 Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, ²  along with men from Byblos, ³  did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple. ⁴ 

Ezra 3:7

Preparations for Rebuilding the Temple

3:7 So they provided money ⁵  for the masons and carpenters, and food, beverages, and olive oil for the people of Sidon ⁶  and Tyre, ⁷  so that they would bring cedar timber from Lebanon to the seaport ⁸  at Joppa, in accord with the edict of King Cyrus of Persia.

Ezra 5:8

5:8 Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones, ⁹  and timbers are being placed in the walls. This work is being done with all diligence and is prospering in their hands.

Luke 21:5

The Signs of the End of the Age

21:5 Now ¹⁰  while some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned ¹¹  with beautiful stones and offerings, ¹²  Jesus ¹³  said,

[5:17]  ¹ tn Heb “and the king commanded.”

[5:18]  ² tn Heb “builders.”

[5:18]  ³ tn Heb “the Gebalites.” The reading is problematic and some emend to a verb form meaning, “set the borders.”

[5:18]  ⁴ tc The LXX includes the words “for three years.”

[3:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “silver.”

[3:7]  ⁶ map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[3:7]  ⁷ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[3:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “to the sea”

[5:8]  ⁹ tn Aram “stones of rolling.” The reference is apparently to stones too large to carry.

[21:5]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[21:5]  ¹¹ sn The Jerusalem temple was widely admired around the world. See Josephus, Ant. 15.11 (15.380-425); J. W. 5.5 (5.184-227) and Tacitus, History 5.8, who called it “immensely opulent.” Josephus compared it to a beautiful snowcapped mountain.

[21:5]  ¹² tn For the translation of ἀνάθημα (anaqhma) as “offering” see L&N 53.18.

[21:5]  ¹³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.