Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.
The covering (1 Ki. 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 Ki. 6:9, 15, 7:3; 2 Chr. 3:5, 9.