# Connecting Statement:
The narrator continues to describe the temple.
# Solomon built ... he covered ... He built
Solomon would have commanded his workers to do the building. Alternate translation: "Solomon's workers built ... they covered ... They built" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# beams ... of cedar
A beam is a long heavy piece of wood used to support a building. See how you translated this in [1 Kings 6:6](../06/06.md).
# planks ... of cedar
A plank is a flat wooden board used for floors and walls.