5:17a And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones

King ⌊Solomon⌋ gave the order and the men/workers went to the quarries/mines. They began to get/remove heavy blocks of quality stone.
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King ⌊Solomon⌋ ordered ⌊his workers⌋ to find/gather large rocks of good quality from the ⌊open-pit⌋ mines.

5:17b to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

⌊They needed these blocks⌋ to form/shape them into foundation stones for ⌊God’s⌋ house.
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⌊Solomon/He wanted⌋ these rocks to be cut/shaped and placed/used as a base for the temple.

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