So he builtthe houseand finishedit; and he coveredthe housewith beamsand planksof cedar.
He also builtthe storiesagainstthe wholehouse,each fivecubitshigh;and they were fastenedto the housewith timbersof cedar.
So Solomonbuiltthe houseand finishedit.
In the eleventhyear,in the monthof Bul,whichis the eighthmonth,the housewas finishedthroughout allits partsand according to allits plans.So he was sevenyearsin buildingit.
The doorwayfor the lowestsidechamber[was] on the rightsideof the house;and they would goup by windingstairsto the middle[story], and from the middleto the third.
Thus allthe workthat KingSolomonperformed[in] the houseof the LORDwas finished.And Solomonbroughtin the thingsdedicatedby his fatherDavid,the silverand the goldand the utensils,[and] he putthem in the treasuriesof the houseof the LORD.
Now threetimesin a yearSolomonofferedburntofferingsand peaceofferingson the altarwhichhe builtto the LORD,burningincensewith them [on the altar] which[was] beforethe LORD.So he finishedthe house.
He erectedthe courtallaroundthe tabernacleand the altar,and hungup the veilfor the gatewayof the court.Thus Mosesfinishedthe work.
"The beamsof our housesare cedars,Our rafters,cypresses.
