7. The stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site.
8. The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the Temple. There were winding stairs going up to the second floor, and another flight of stairs between the second and third floors.
9. After completing the Temple structure, Solomon put in a ceiling made of cedar beams and planks.
10. As 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 71/2 feet high.
11. Then 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.
13. I will live among the Israelites and will never abandon my people Israel.”
14. So Solomon finished building the Temple.