“And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:”
"And against the wall of the house he built a structure with rooms all around the walls of the house, both of the main hall and of the inner sanctuary; and he made side chambers all around." — Solomon constructed *chambers* (*tzela'im*, side rooms) *around the main house*: *va-yiben 'al-qir ha-bayit tzela'im sovev sovev* (he built chambers around the walls all around). The *side chambers* (three stories high, as verse 6 specifies) served various functions: *storage*, *priestly quarters*, *treasury*. The *concentric structure*—sanctuary at center, chambers around periphery—suggests a *protective/supportive framework* around the holy place.
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