The writer is writing about the stones used for the buildings.

## These buildings were adorned with costly,hewn stones, ##

AT: "The workers adorned the buildings with costly, hewn stones." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## hewn stones, precisely measured and cut . . . and smoothed ##

AT: "The workers measured and cut the stones exactly, and made them smooth." (See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## These stones were used ##

AT: "The workers used these stones" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## on the foundation to the stones on top, and also on the outside to the great court. ##

The author is emphasizing that the the workers used expensive stones for the foundations and all the buildings.

## The foundation was constructed ##

AT: "The workers constructed the foundation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## cubit ##

(See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaldistance]])