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# Connecting Statement:
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The narrator continues to describe the temple and its dimensions.
# He built
Solomon would have commanded his workers to do the building. Alternate translation: "They built" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# He built the side rooms
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These are the same rooms that are referred to in [1 Kings 6:5 ](../06/05.md ).
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# inner chambers
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This phrase is a metonym for the walls that enclosed the chambers. Alternate translation: "exterior walls that enclosed the inner chambers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# five cubits
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A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate translation: "2.3 meters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
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# timbers of cedar
The word "timbers" is a general term that refers to wood used for building, such as beams and planks.
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