26. The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was that of the other cherub.
27. He set the cherubim within the inner sanctuary, and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall, and their wings touched one another in the middle of the house.
28. He overlaid the cherubim with gold.
29. He carved all the walls of the house with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers both inside and out.
30. He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, both inside and out.
31. For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were five-sided.
32. The two doors were also made of olive wood. He carved on them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubim and upon the palm trees.
33. So also he made for the entrance to the nave four-sided posts of olive wood.
34. The two doors were made from fir tree, with two leaves of each door folding.
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,