1 Kings 6:15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar; from the floor of the house unto the joists of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of cypress. (JPS)
1 Kings 6:16 And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the joists; he even built them for himself within, for a Sanctuary, even for the most holy place. (JPS)
1 Chronicles 22:3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joists, and brass in abundance without weight; (DBY)
2 Chronicles 34:11 they gave it to the carpenters and the builders, to buy hewn stone, and timber for the joists, and to floor the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed. (DBY NIV)