440 B
440 B
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."