1 Kings 6:9

6:9 He finished building the temple ¹  and covered it ²  with rafters ³  and boards made of cedar. ⁴ 

1 Kings 6:30

6:30 He plated the floor of the temple with gold, inside and out. ⁵ 

1 Kings 8:10

8:10 Once the priests left the holy place, a cloud filled the Lord’s temple.

1 Kings 9:10

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9:10 After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and the royal palace, ⁶ 

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¹ tn Heb “ built the house and completed it.”

² tn Heb “the house.”

³ tn The word occurs only here; the precise meaning is uncertain.

⁴ tn Heb “and rows with cedar wood.”

⁵ sn Inside and out probably refers to the inner and outer rooms within the building.

⁶ tn Heb “the two houses, the house of the Lord and the house of the king.”