35 He carved on them cherubim and palm trees and open flowers and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
36 He built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone and a row of cedar beams.
37 In the fourth year, in the month Ziv, the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid,
38 and in the eleventh year, in the month Bul (which is the eighth month), the house was completely finished. All the details and plans were met. So he took seven years to build it.