1 Kings 6:9-18

9After completing the Temple structure, Solomon put in a ceiling made of cedar beams and planks.

10As already stated, he built a complex of rooms along the sides of the building, attached to the Temple walls by cedar timbers. Each story of the complex was 7-1/2 feet high.

11Then the Lord gave this message to Solomon:

12“Concerning this Temple you are building, if you keep all my decrees and regulations and obey all my commands, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father, David.

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

14So Solomon finished building the Temple.

15The entire inside, from floor to ceiling, was paneled with wood. He paneled the walls and ceilings with cedar, and he used planks of cypress for the floors.

16He partitioned off an inner sanctuary—the Most Holy Place—at the far end of the Temple. It was 30 feet deep and was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.

17The main room of the Temple, outside the Most Holy Place, was 60 feet long.

18Cedar paneling completely covered the stone walls throughout the Temple, and the paneling was decorated with carvings of gourds and open flowers.