Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat, (1 Chronicles 28:11)
As the Lord had given Moses a pattern of the tabernacle he was to construct in the wilderness (Ex. 25:8, 9), so He had given David a revelation of the Temple plans (1 Chron. 28:19). A plan had been drawn up in accord with the revelation that had come to David, and this was now turned over to Solomon. Inasmuch as the Temple of Solomon was to take the place of the tabernacle built by Moses, and inasmuch as both structures, together with their services, were to teach important truths regarding the plan of salvation, it was important that divine direction be carefully followed.
The reference here is probably to the holy and the most holy place (see 1 Kings 6:17, 27, where these apartments are called “the house” and “the inner house,” and 2 Chron. 3:5, 8, where they are termed “the greater house” and “the most holy house”).
Treasuries.
Probably service chambers that were used as places of deposit for the Temple revenues as well as the storage of supplies used in the Temple service. Their exact location is not known, but they were probably in the side chambers on the outside of the Temple proper (see 1 Kings 6:5, 6).
Upper chambers.
The exact location of these “upper chambers” is not known. They may have been above the lower rooms of the Temple proper, for the height of the most holy place was only 20 cu. (1 Kings 6:20), whereas the height of the Temple itself was 30 cu. (1 Kings 6:2). The space of about 10 cu. between the ceiling of the holy of holies and the Temple roof was possibly occupied by these “upper chambers.”