8. The entrance to the first floor was on the south side of the temple. A stairway led up to the second floor. From there it went on up to the third floor.
9. So Solomon built the temple and finished it. He made its roof out of beams and cedar boards.
10. He built side rooms all along the temple. Each room was seven and a half feet high. They were joined to the temple by cedar beams.
11. A message came to Solomon from the Lord. The Lord said,
12. "You are now building this temple. Follow my orders. Keep my rules. Obey all of my commands. Then I will make the promise I gave your father David come true. I will do it through you.
13. I will live among my people Israel. I will not desert them."
14. So Solomon built the temple and finished it.
15. He put cedar boards on its inside walls. He covered them from floor to ceiling. He covered the temple floor with pine boards.
16. He put up a wall 30 feet from the back of the temple. He made it with cedar boards from floor to ceiling. That formed a room inside the temple. It was the Most Holy Room.
17. The main hall in front of the room was 60 feet long.
18. The inside of the temple was covered with cedar wood. Gourds and open flowers were carved on the wood. Everything was cedar. There wasn't any stone showing anywhere.