Solomon would have commanded his workers to do the building. Alternate translation: "they built ... they made" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate translation: "about 2.3 meters ... about 2.8 meters ... about 3.2 meters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])