These upper rooms were also referred to as "the treasuries". These rooms were used to store the various treasures of the Lord:
Treasures of the kings (
1 Kings 7:51
;
2 Samuel 8:9-15
)
The spoils won in battles (
1 Chronicles 26:20-28
)
The musical instruments of David (
1 Chronicles 23:5
;
2 Chronicles 7:6
;
29:25-30
)
Some remnants of the Tabernacle of Moses (
2 Chronicles 5:1,5
)
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