Ceiling
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Ceiling. The descriptions of Scripture, 1 Kings 6:9; 1 Kings 6:15; 1 Kings 7:3; 2 Chronicles 3:5; 2 Chronicles 3:9; Jeremiah 22:14; Haggai 1:4, and of Josephus, show that the ceilings of the Temple and the palaces of the Jewish kings were formed of cedar planks applied to the beams or joists crossing from wall to wall. "Oriental houses seem to have been the reverse of ours, the ceiling being of wood, richly ornamented, and the floor of plaster or tiles."
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ceil
(2): (v. t.) The inner planking of a vessel.
(3): (v. t.) The inside lining of a room overhead; the under side of the floor above; the upper surface opposite to the floor.
(4): (v. t.) The lining or finishing of any wall or other surface, with plaster, thin boards, etc.; also, the work when done.
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [3]
The ancients took great pains to ornament the ceilings of their best apartments; making them sometimes of a sort of wainscoting, in squares or complicated figures; and sometimes of a fine plaster with beautiful moldings, tinted and relieved by gilding, small mirrors, etc., 1 Kings 6:15 2 Chronicles 3:5 Jeremiah 22:14 .
Easton's Bible Dictionary [4]
1 Kings 7:3,7 2 Chronicles 3:5 Jeremiah 22:14 1 Kings 6:9,15 7:3 2 Chronicles 3:5,9
