1 Kings 6:7
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
Cross-reference
1 Kings 5:17 shows the command to quarry great stones, which are the very stones prepared off-site for the silent construction in 6:7.
1 Kings 5:18 details the hewing of stones by builders, directly fulfilling the preparation that enables the noiseless building in 6:7.
Proverbs 24:27 advises preparing work beforehand, a principle perfectly exemplified by the pre-shaped stones in the temple construction.
1 Peter 2:5 calls believers living stones built into a spiritual house, directly using temple imagery—the physical temple prefigures the spiritual.
1 Chronicles 22:2 shows David preparing hewn stones—the same pre-cut stones that made the silent construction possible.
Ephesians 2:21 uses temple imagery for the church—the pre-cut, noiseless stones prefigure the peaceful growth of believers.
Deuteronomy 27:5 forbids using iron tools on altar stones, echoing the absence of tool noise in the temple—though the temple stones were shaped elsewhere.
2 Chronicles 8:16 notes the temple work was prepared from foundation to finish—consistent with the careful pre-cutting described.