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The temple was built with stone blocks that were finished at the quarry. No hammer, chisel, or any other iron tool made a sound at the temple construction site.

The entrance to the first story[a] was on the south side of the temple. A staircase went up to the middle story and then to the third story.

When he had finished building the walls, he roofed the temple with rows of cedar beams and planks.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:8 Greek, Targum; Masoretic Text “second story.”
  2. 1 Kings 6:9 Hebrew meaning uncertain.

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