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The entrance to the first story[a] was on the south side of the temple. A staircase went up to the middle story and then to the third story.

When he had finished building the walls, he roofed the temple with rows of cedar beams and planks.[b] 10 He built each story of the annex 7½ feet high alongside the entire temple. Its cedar beams were attached to the temple.

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  1. 1 Kings 6:8 Greek, Targum; Masoretic Text “second story.”
  2. 1 Kings 6:9 Hebrew meaning uncertain.

The entrance to the lowest[a] floor was on the south side of the temple; a stairway led up to the middle level and from there to the third. So he built the temple and completed it, roofing it with beams and cedar(A) planks. 10 And he built the side rooms all along the temple. The height of each was five cubits, and they were attached to the temple by beams of cedar.

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  1. 1 Kings 6:8 Septuagint; Hebrew middle