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 metres tall
24-26. and four and a half metres across. They had two wings, and the wings were just over two metres 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.
31-32. The two doors to the most holy place were made out of olive wood and were decorated with carvings of palm trees, flowers, and winged creatures. The doors and the carvings were covered with gold. The door frame came to a point at the top.
33-34. The two doors to the main room of the temple were made out of pine, and each one had two sections so they could fold open. The door frame was shaped like a rectangle and was made out of olive wood.
35. The doors were covered with gold and were decorated with carvings of palm trees, flowers, and winged creatures.
36. The inner courtyard of the temple had walls made out of three layers of cut stones with one layer of cedar beams.
37. Work began on the temple during Ziv, the second month of the year, four years after Solomon became king of Israel.