# the house Here "house" refers to God's house, the temple. # stones prepared at the quarry A quarry is where people cut large stones from a mountain and shape them with tools so they are smooth. After they prepared the stones at the quarry, they brought them to the temple. # ground level ... middle level ... third level There were a total of three floors. Some languages call these "ground floor," "first floor," and "second floor." # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ax]]