LXX Concordance for λίθους

Then Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a mound, then ate there by the mound.

And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He rose early the next morning and set up an altar and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain.

“and onyx[fn] along with other gemstones for mounting on the ephod and breastpiece.[fn]

“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of Israel's sons:

“Engrave the two stones with the names of Israel's sons as a gem cutter engraves a seal. Mount them, surrounded with gold filigree settings.

“and onyx with gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece.

“the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard;

The leaders brought onyx and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,

Then they mounted the onyx stones surrounded with gold filigree settings, engraved with the names of Israel's sons as a gem cutter engraves a seal.

“the priest must order that the stones with the contamination be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place outside the city.

“Then they are to take different stones to replace the former ones and take additional plaster to replaster the house.

“It must be torn down with its stones, its beams, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place.

“When you cross the Jordan into the land the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and cover them with plaster.

“When you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to cover them with plaster.

“Use uncut stones to build the altar of the LORD your God and offer burnt offerings to the LORD your God on it.

“and command them: Take twelve stones from this place in the middle of the Jordan where the priests[fn] are standing, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you spend the night.”

The Israelites did just as Joshua had commanded them. The twelve men took stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each of the Israelite tribes, just as the LORD had told Joshua. They carried them to the camp and set them down there.

Then Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan,

As they fled before Israel, the LORD threw large hailstones on them from the sky along the descent of Beth-horon all the way to Azekah, and they died. More of them died from the hail than the Israelites killed with the sword.

Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and station men by it to guard the kings.

At sunset Joshua commanded that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave where they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are still there today.

There were seven hundred fit young men who were left-handed among all these troops; all could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

Instead, he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the wadi and put them in the pouch, in his shepherd's bag. Then, with his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine.

So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the temple's construction.

Solomon began to build the temple for the LORD in the four hundred eightieth year after the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of his reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month.[fn]

The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.

Then King Asa gave a command to everyone without exception in Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had built it with. Then King Asa built Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah with them.

Elijah took twelve stones ​— ​according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, “Israel will be your name” ​— ​

Then the LORD's fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench.

They would destroy the cities, and each of them would throw a stone to cover every good piece of land. They would stop up every spring and cut down every good tree. This went on until only the buildings of Kir-hareseth were left. Then men with slings surrounded the city and attacked it.

the masons, and the stonecutters ​— ​and would use it to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the damage to the LORD's temple and for all expenses for temple repairs.

“They are to give it to the carpenters, builders, and masons to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the temple.

He even tore down the altar at Bethel and the high place that had been made by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. He burned the high place, crushed it to dust, and burned the Asherah.

So David gave orders to gather the resident aliens that were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to cut finished stones for building God's house.

“Notice I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD ​— ​3,775 tons of gold, 37,750 tons of silver,[fn] and bronze and iron that can't be weighed because there is so much of it. I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more to them.

“So to the best of my ability I've made provision for the house of my God: gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx, stones for mounting,[fn] antimony,[fn] stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and a great quantity of marble.

The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.

The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.

Then King Asa brought all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had built it with. Then he built Geba and Mizpah with them.

Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.

they gave it to the carpenters and builders and also used it to buy quarried stone and timbers ​— ​for joining and making beams ​— ​for the buildings that Judah's kings had destroyed.

as water wears away stones

and torrents wash away the soil from the land,

so you destroy a man's hope.

For your servants take delight in its stones

and favor its dust.

a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;

a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;

The one who quarries stones may be hurt by them;

the one who splits logs may be endangered by them.

“The bricks have fallen,

but we will rebuild with cut stones;

the sycamores have been cut down,

but we will replace them with cedars.”

Therefore Jacob's iniquity will be atoned for in this way,

and the result of the removal of his sin will be this:

when he makes all the altar stones

like crushed bits of chalk,

no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.

“I will make your fortifications[fn] out of rubies,

your gates out of sparkling stones,

and all your walls out of precious stones.

Go out, go out through the city gates;

prepare a way for the people!

Build it up, build up the highway;

clear away the stones!

Raise a banner for the peoples.

“Pick up some large stones and set them in the mortar of the brick pavement that is at the opening of Pharaoh's palace at Tahpanhes. Do this in the sight of the Judean men

Her dignitaries were brighter than snow,

whiter than milk;

their bodies[fn] were more ruddy than coral,

their appearance like lapis lazuli.

therefore, tell those plastering it with whitewash that it will fall. Torrential rain will come, and I will send hailstones plunging[fn] down, and a whirlwind will be released.

“ ‘So this is what the Lord GOD says: I will release a whirlwind in my wrath. Torrential rain will come in my anger, and hailstones will fall in destructive fury.

“They will take your wealth as spoil and plunder your merchandise. They will also demolish your walls and tear down your beautiful homes. Then they will throw your stones, timber, and soil into the water.

Therefore, I will make Samaria

a heap of ruins in the countryside,

a planting area for a vineyard.

I will roll her stones into the valley

and expose her foundations.

“I will send it out,” ​— ​this is the declaration of the LORD of Armies ​— ​“and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. It will stay inside his house and destroy it along with its timbers and stones.”