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.
38. Seven years later the workers finished building it during Bul, the eighth month of the year. It was built exactly as it had been planned.