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1 Kings 6:28-36 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

28. The two creatures were covered with gold.

29. All the walls around the Temple were carved. They were carved with pictures of creatures with wings, palm trees and flowers. This was true for both the main room and the inner room.

30. The floors of both rooms were covered with gold.

31. Doors made from olive wood were put at the entrance to the Most Holy Place. The doors were made to fit into an area with five sides.

32. Creatures with wings, palm trees and flowers were carved on the two olive wood doors. Then the doors were covered with gold. And the creatures and the palm trees were covered with gold.

33. At the entrance to the main room there was a door frame. It was square and was made of olive wood.

34. Two doors were made from pine. Each door had two parts so that the doors folded.

35. The doors were covered with pictures of creatures with wings, palm trees and flowers. And all of the carvings were covered with gold. The gold was smoothed over the carvings.

36. The inner courtyard was built and enclosed with walls. The walls were made of three rows of cut stones and one row of cedar boards.

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