17. The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was 60 feet long.
18. The inside of the temple was all cedar and was adorned with carvings of round ornaments and of flowers in bloom. Everything was cedar; no stones were visible.
19. He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord could be placed there.
20. The inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He plated it with gold, as well as the cedar altar.
21. Solomon plated the inside of the temple with gold. He hung golden chains in front of the inner sanctuary and plated the inner sanctuary with gold.
22. He plated the entire inside of the temple with gold, as well as the altar inside the inner sanctuary.
23. In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet high.