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Solomon built ... he covered ... He built
Solomon would have commanded his workers to do the building. AT: "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.
He built the side rooms
These are the same rooms that are referred to in 1 Kings 6:5.
inner chambers
This phrase is a metonym for the walls that enclosed the chambers. AT: "exterior walls that enclosed the inner chambers" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
five cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. AT: "2.3 meters" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance)
timbers of cedar
The word "timbers" is a general term that refers to wood used for building, such as beams and planks.