Compare 1 Chronicles 28:19. As God had revealed to Moses the pattern of the tabernacle Exodus 26; Exodus 27, so He had made known by revelation to David the pattern of the temple and its furniture. This pattern, which consisted of a set of directions in writing, David now handed over to Solomon.
The houses - The “holy place” and the “holy of holies “ - called respectively “the house” and the “inner house” 1 Kings 6:17, 1 Kings 6:27, and 2 Chronicles 3:5, 2 Chronicles 3:8 “the greater house” and “the most holy house.”
The upper chambers - Compare 2 Chronicles 3:9 note.
The inner parlours - The small rooms of the “lean-to” (1 Kings 6:5 note), entered one from another.