25 The second winged creature also measured fifteen feet. Both winged creatures had identical measurements and form.
26 The height of both winged creatures was fifteen feet.
27 Solomon placed the winged creatures inside the temple. Their wings spread out so that the wing of the one touched one wall and the wing of the other touched the other wall. In the middle of the temple, the wings of the two winged creatures touched each other.
28 He covered the winged creatures with gold.
29 Solomon carved all the walls of the temple—inner and outer rooms—with engravings of winged creatures, palm trees, and blossoming flowers.
30 He also covered the floor of the temple with gold, in both the inner and the outer rooms.
31 He made the doors of the inner sanctuary from olive wood and carved the doorframes with five recesses.