# he built ... he covered them ... he covered the floor

Solomon would have commanded his workers to do the building. Alternate translation: "they built ... they covered them ... they covered the floor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# interior walls

walls between the rooms on the inside

# cypress

Cypress is a kind of wood that was used for building the temple. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown]])