# Connecting Statement:

The narrator continues to describe the temple.

# Solomon built ... he covered

Solomon would have commanded his workers to do the building. Alternate translation: "Solomon's workers built ... they covered" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/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](../06/06.md).

# planks ... of cedar

A plank is a flat wooden board used for floors and walls.