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20-22 (A) This room was nine meters long, nine meters wide, and nine meters high, and it was lined with pure gold. There were also gold chains across the front of the most holy place. The inside of the temple, as well as the cedar altar in the most holy place, was covered with gold.

23 (B) Solomon had two statues of winged creatures[a] made from olive wood to put in the most holy place. Each creature was four and a half meters tall

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Footnotes

  1. 6.23 statues of winged creatures: These were symbols of the Lord's throne on earth (see Exodus 25.18-22).

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