Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

1 Kings 6:24-26-38 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

24-26. Both Cherub angels were the same size and built the same way. Each one had two wings. Each wing was 5 cubits long. From the end of one wing to the end of the other wing was 10 cubits. And each Cherub angel was 10 cubits tall.

27. They put the Cherub angels beside one another in the Most Holy Place. Their wings touched each other in the middle of the room. The other two wings touched each side wall.

28. The two Cherub angels were covered with gold.

29. The walls around the main room and the inner room were carved with pictures of Cherub angels, palm trees, and flowers.

30. The floor of both rooms was covered with gold.

31. The workers made two doors from olive wood. They put these doors at the entrance of the Most Holy Place. The frame around the doors was made with five sides.

32. They made the two doors from olive wood. The workers carved pictures of Cherub angels, palm trees, and flowers on the doors. Then they covered the doors with gold.

33. They also made doors for the entrance to the main room. They used olive wood to make a square doorframe.

34. There were two doors made from pine. Each door had two parts that folded together.

35. They carved pictures of Cherub angels, palm trees, and flowers on the doors. Then they covered them with gold.

36. Then they built a wall around the inner yard. Each wall was made from three rows of cut stones and one row of cedar timbers.

37. They started working on the Lord’S Temple in the month of Ziv, the second month of the year. This was during Solomon’s fourth year as king of Israel.

38. The Temple was finished in the month of Bul, the eighth month of the year, in Solomon’s eleventh year as king. It took seven years to build the Temple. It was built exactly as planned.