Ceiling

"The covering (1 Kings 7:3, 7) of the inside roof and walls of a" house with planks of wood (2 Chr. 3:5; Jer. 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, 15; 7:3; 2 Chr. 3:5," 9