Bible Cross References
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
1 Kings 5:17
And the king commanded them to quarry large stones, costly stones, [and] hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the temple.
1 Kings 5:18
So Solomon's builders, Hiram's builders, and the Gebalites quarried [them;] and they prepared timber and stones to build the temple.
1 Kings 6:7
And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel [or] any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.
Luke 14:28-30
28
"For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has [enough] to finish [it -- ]
29
"lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see [it] begin to mock him,
30
"saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.'