the covering (
1 Kings 7:3 1 Kings 7:7 ) of the inside roof and walls of a house with planks of wood (
2 Chronicles 3:5 ;
Jeremiah 22:14 ). Ceilings were sometimes adorned with various ornaments in stucco, gold, silver, gems, and ivory. The ceilings of the temple and of Solomon's palace are described
1 Kings 6:9 1 Kings 6:15 ;
7:3 ;
2 Chr.
1 Kings 3:5 1 Kings 3:9 .
These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.