25. The second cherub also had a wingspan of 15 feet; it was identical to the first in measurements and shape.
26. Each cherub stood 15 feet high.
27. He put the cherubs in the inner sanctuary of the temple. Their wings were spread out. One of the first cherub’s wings touched one wall and one of the other cherub’s wings touched the opposite wall. The first cherub’s other wing touched the second cherub’s other wing in the middle of the room.
28. He plated the cherubs with gold.
29. On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom.
30. He plated the floor of the temple with gold, inside and out.
31. He made doors of olive wood at the entrance to the inner sanctuary; the pillar on each doorpost was five-sided.
32. On the two doors made of olive wood he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold. He plated the cherubs and the palm trees with hammered gold.
33. In the same way he made doorposts of olive wood for the entrance to the main hall, only with four-sided pillars.
34. He also made two doors out of wood from evergreens; each door had two folding leaves.