The description of Solomon’s palace comes right in the middle of the passage talking about building the “house of Yahweh.” This means that Solomon’s house and the temple are both parts of something called the “house of Yahweh.” Nothing like this has happened in Israel before. Before this, the Lord has never shared His house. Priests serve in the tabernacle, but there is no king’s tent beside the tent of King Yahweh. But Solomon lives “in” the Lord’s house, as prince over Israel.
