35. He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.
36. He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone and a course of cedar beams.
37. The foundation of the Lord’s house was laid in the fourth year, in the month Ziv.
38. In the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts, and according to all its specifications. So he spent seven years building it.