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1 Chronicles 28
David gathers the leaders of Israel and tells them God has chosen Solomon to build the temple. He gives Solomon the pattern of the house, its rooms and its furnishings, all of which the LORD made him understand in writing, and charges him: 'Be strong and do it.'
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- Textually stated
David gave Solomon a written pattern of the house, its rooms and furnishings.
Stated in 1 Chronicles 28:11–19.
- Speculative
The lab lowers the ceiling to 20 cubits under the 30-cubit roof, leaving a 10-cubit space above.
The house was 30 cubits high but the inner sanctuary only 20. The text does not say how the difference was made up: a lower ceiling with an upper room (compare 'the upper chambers' of 1 Chronicles 28:11 and 2 Chronicles 3:9), or a floor raised by steps.