16. A room 30 feet long was built in the back part of the Temple. It was divided from the rest of the Temple by cedar boards reaching from floor to ceiling. It was called the Most Holy Place.
17. The main room, the room in front of the Most Holy Place, was 60 feet long.
18. Inside the Temple was cedar. It was carved with pictures of flowers and plants. Everything inside was covered with cedar. So a person could not see the stones of the wall.
19. He prepared the inner room at the back of the Temple to keep the Ark of the Covenant with the Lord.
20. This inner room was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide and 30 feet high. Solomon covered this room with pure gold. He built an altar of cedar and covered it also.
21. He covered the inside of the Temple with pure gold. And he placed gold chains across the front of the inner room. It was covered with gold.