The “houses” mentioned are either the “chambers” that surrounded the temple on three sides (1 Kings 6:5) or the out-buildings attached …

The cleansing and repair of the Temple. (Compare to 2 Kings 22:3–7; and the similar account of the restoration by Joash in [Reference 2…

Even to the artificers and builders gave they it
To the masons and carpenters:

to buy hewn stone<…

Since the years of infancy cannot be useful to our fellow creatures, our earliest youth should be dedicated to God, so that we may not waste any of…