1-kings 6:9
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
American King James Version (AKJV)
So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
American Standard Version (ASV)
So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
So he put up the house and made it complete, roofing it with boards of cedar-wood.
Webster's Revision
So he built the house and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
World English Bible
So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.
English Revised Version (ERV)
So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.
Clarke's 1-kings 6:9 Bible Commentary
Covered the house with beams and boards of cedar - The Eastern custom is very different from ours: we ceil with plaster, and make our floors of wood; they make their floors of plaster or painted tiles, and make their ceilings of wood. But it may not be improper to observe that, in ancient times, our buildings were somewhat similar. Westminster Hall is a proof of this.
Barnes's 1-kings 6:9 Bible Commentary
He built the house, and finished it - i. e., the external shell of the house. The internal fittings were added afterward. See 1 Kings 6:15-22.
Covered the house - Roofed it with a wooden roof, sloped like our roofs.
