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10 He built the floors for the storerooms that were all around the house. Each story was seven and a half feet high. Each story was supported by cedar timbers which rested on the receding ledges constructed along the walls of the building.[a]

11 The word of the Lord came to Solomon. He said, 12 “In regard to this house which you are building, if you walk according to my statutes and carry out my ordinances and keep all my commands by walking according to them, you will be the one through whom I will fulfill my promise which I spoke to your father David.

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  1. 1 Kings 6:10 Literally they grasped the house with cedar timbers

10 And he built the side rooms all along the temple. The height of each was five cubits, and they were attached to the temple by beams of cedar.

11 The word of the Lord came(A) to Solomon: 12 “As for this temple you are building, if you follow my decrees, observe my laws and keep all my commands(B) and obey them, I will fulfill through you the promise(C) I gave to David your father.

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