23. In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, made of pine.
24. Each wing of a cherub was five cubits so that the span from wing tip to wing tip was ten cubits.
25. The second cherub was also ten cubits: the two cherubim were identical in size and shape;
26. the first cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the second.
27. He placed the cherubim in the inmost part of the house; the wings of the cherubim were spread wide, so that one wing of the first touched the side wall and the wing of the second touched the other wall; the wings pointing to the middle of the room touched each other.
28. He overlaid the cherubim with gold.
29. The walls of the house on all sides of both the inner and the outer rooms had carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
30. The floor of the house of both the inner and the outer rooms was overlaid with gold.
31. At the entrance of the inner sanctuary, doors of pine were made; the doorframes had five-sided posts.
32. The two doors were of pine, with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. The doors were overlaid with gold, and the cherubim and the palm trees were also covered with beaten gold.
33. He did the same at the entrance to the nave, where the doorposts were of pine and were four-sided.
34. The two doors were of fir wood, each door consisting of two panels hinged together;