en_tn/1ki/07/01.md

translationWords

• en:tw:cedar
• en:tw:lebanon
• en:tw:pillar
• en:tw:solomon

translationNotes

• The author is writing about Solomon's palace.
• cubit - about 46 centimeters; (See: :en:obe:other:biblicaldistance)
• Solomon took thirteen years to build his own palace. - Because Solomon was the king, others did the work for him. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche)
• his own palace - If your language does not have a word for "palace," you may translate this as "house" or "big house."
• the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon - AT: "the House of the Forest of Lebanon" or "the house called the House of the Lebanon Forest"
• beam - a long piece of strong wood usually used as a support for a roof