1 Kings 6:7

1 Kings 6:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

7In building the temple, only blocks dressed at the quarry were used, and no hammer, chisel or any other iron tool was heard at the temple site while it was being built.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

7The house, while it was being built, was built of stone finished at the quarry, and neither hammer, nor axe, nor any iron tool was heard in the house while it was being built.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

7The house, while it was being built, was built of stone prepared at the quarry, and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any iron tool heard in the house while it was being built.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

7While it was being built, the house was built of stone prepared and finished (precut) at the quarry, and no hammer, axe, or iron tool of any kind was heard in the house while it was under construction.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

7The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

7All the stones used for building the temple were shaped where they were cut. So hammers, chisels and other iron tools couldn’t be heard where the temple was being built.

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