1 Kings 6:7-10

Expanded Bible

⁷ The stones used to build the ·Temple [^Lhouse] were ·prepared [finished; shaped] at the quarry. So there was no noise of hammers, axes, or any other iron tools at the ·Temple [^Lhouse].

⁸ The entrance to the lower rooms beside the ·Temple [^Lhouse] was on the south side. From there, [winding] stairs went up to the second-floor rooms. And from there, stairs went on to the third-floor rooms. ⁹ Solomon put a ·roof [ceiling] made from beams and cedar boards on the ·Temple [^Lhouse]. So he finished building the Temple [^Lhouse] ¹⁰ as well as the bottom floor that was beside the ·Temple [^Lhouse]. This bottom floor was ·seven and one-half feet [^Lfive cubits] high and was attached to the ·Temple [^Lhouse] by cedar beams.