20-22 This room was nine meters long, nine meters wide, and nine meters high, and it was lined with pure gold. There were also gold chains across the front of the most holy place. The inside of the temple, as well as the cedar altar in the most holy place, was covered with gold.
23 Solomon had two statues of winged creatures made from olive wood to put in the most holy place. Each creature was four and a half meters tall
24-26 and four and a half meters across. They had two wings, and the wings were just over two meters long.
27 Solomon put them next to each other in the most holy place. Their wings were spread out and reached across the room.
28 The creatures were also covered with gold.
29 The walls of the two rooms were decorated with carvings of palm trees, flowers, and winged creatures.
30 Even the floor was covered with gold.