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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/jit/figs-metonymy)
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. Alternate translation: "exterior walls that enclosed the inner chambers" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)
five cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate translation: "2.3 meters" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bdistance)
timbers of cedar
The word "timbers" is a general term that refers to wood used for building, such as beams and planks.