1 Kings 6:9-18

9When he had finished building the walls, he roofed the temple with rows of cedar beams and planks.

10He built ⌞each story of the⌟ annex 7½ feet high alongside the entire temple. Its cedar beams were attached to the temple.

11The Lord spoke to Solomon, saying,

12“This concerns the temple you are building: If you live by my laws, follow my rules, and keep my commands, I will fulfill the promise I made about you to your father David.

13I will live among the Israelites and never abandon my people.”

14When Solomon had finished building the temple’s ⌞frame⌟,

15he began to line the inside walls of the temple with cedar boards. He paneled the inside of the temple with wood from floor to ceiling. He covered the floor of the temple with cypress planks.

16He sectioned off a 30-foot-long room at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from the floor to the rafters. He built it to serve as an inner room, the most holy place.

17The 60-foot-long room at the front of the temple served as the main hall.

18Gourds and flowers were carved into the cedar paneling inside the temple. Everything was ⌞covered with⌟ cedar. No stone could be seen.