Discovery Box1 Kings 6:9 
Context6:9 He finished building the temple 1 and covered it 2 with rafters 3 and boards made of cedar. 4
1 Kings 6:30
Context6:30 He plated the floor of the temple with gold, inside and out. 5
1 Kings 8:10
Context8:10 Once the priests left the holy place, a cloud filled the Lord’s temple.
1 Kings 9:10
ContextForeign Affairs and Building Projects
9:10 After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and the royal palace, 6
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
