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Connecting Statement:
The narrator continues to describe the temple.
Solomon built ... he covered ... He built
Solomon would have commanded his workers to do the building. Alternate translation: "Solomon's workers built ... they covered ... They built" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
beams ... of cedar
A beam is a long heavy piece of wood used to support a building. See how you translated this in 1 Kings 6:6.
planks ... of cedar
A plank is a flat wooden board used for floors and walls.