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Workers set cedar roof beams and side-structure timbers using ropes and wooden supports.
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1 Kings 6:9-10

Cedar beams and roofing

Building the House of Yahweh · 1 Kings 6

Story guide: Workers lift and fit cedar beams with ropes and wooden supports, matching the roofing and the side structure fastened to the house with cedar timbers.

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9So he built the house and finished it, and he covered the house with beams and rows of cedar.

10He built the side structure against the whole house, five cubits high, and it was fastened to the house with cedar timbers.

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