Above the foundation ¹  the best ²  stones, chiseled to the right size, ³  were used along with cedar.

The Lord values the lives of his faithful followers. ¹ 

It cannot be measured out for purchase ¹  with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx ²  or sapphires.

if I looked at the sun ¹  when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,

We will seize ¹  all kinds ²  of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder. ³ 

She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things ¹  you desire ²  can compare ³  with her. ⁴ 

The lazy person does not roast ¹  his prey, but personal possessions ²  are precious to the diligent.

by knowledge its rooms are filled with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures.

On that day there will be no light – the sources of light in the heavens will congeal. ¹ 

By royal order ¹  they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple’s foundation with chiseled stone.

The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet. ¹ 

He decorated the temple with precious stones; the gold he used came from Parvaim. ¹ 

How precious ¹  is your loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings. ² 

But ¹  evil men will die; the Lord’s enemies will be incinerated ²  – they will go up in smoke. ³ 

Princesses ¹  are among your honored guests, ²  your bride ³  stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir. ⁴ 

for on account ¹  of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man ²  preys on your precious life. ³ 

One dead fly ¹  makes the perfumer’s ointment give off a rancid stench, ²  so a little folly can outweigh ³  much wisdom. ⁴ 

ב (Bet) The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in gold – Alas! – but now they are treated like ¹  broken clay pots, made by a potter. ² 

Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision. ¹  Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

All of these were built with the best ¹  stones, chiseled to the right size ²  and cut with a saw on all sides, ³  from the foundation to the edge of the roof ⁴  and from the outside to the great courtyard.