# Connecting Statement:

The narrator continues to describe the temple and its dimensions.

# He built

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

# He built the side rooms

These are the same rooms that are referred to in [1 Kings 6:5](../06/05.md).

# inner chambers

This phrase is a metonym for the walls that enclosed the chambers. Alternate translation: "exterior walls that enclosed the inner chambers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# five cubits

A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate translation: "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.