1 Kings 6:19-36

¹⁹ Then he prepared an inner sanctuary within the house in order to place there the ark of the covenant of the Lord . ²⁰ The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length , twenty cubits in width , and twenty cubits in height , and he overlaid it with pure gold . He also overlaid the altar with cedar . ²¹ So Solomon overlaid the inside e of the house with pure gold . And he drew chains of gold across the front of the inner sanctuary , and he overlaid it with gold . ²² He overlaid the whole house with gold , until all the house was finished . Also the whole altar which was by the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold . ²³ Also in the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood , each ten cubits high . ²⁴ Five cubits was the one wing of the cherub and five cubits the other wing of the cherub ; from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing were ten cubits . ²⁵ The other cherub was ten cubits ; both the cherubim were of the same measure and the same form . ²⁶ The height of the one cherub was ten cubits , and so was the other cherub . ²⁷ He placed the cherubim in the midst of the inner house , and the wings of the cherubim were spread out, so that the wing of the one was touching the one wall , and the wing of the other cherub was touching the other wall . So their wings were touching each other in the center of the house . ²⁸ He also overlaid the cherubim with gold . ²⁹ Then he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved engravings of cherubim , palm trees , and open flowers , inner and outer sanctuaries. ³⁰ He overlaid the floor of the house with gold , inner and outer sanctuaries. ³¹ For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood , the lintel and five-sided doorposts . ³² So he made two doors of olive wood , and he carved on them carvings of cherubim , palm trees , and open flowers , and overlaid them with gold ; and he spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees . ³³ So also he made for the entrance of the nave four-sided doorposts of olive wood ³⁴ and two doors of cypress wood ; the two leaves of the one door turned on pivots , and the two leaves of the other door turned on pivots . ³⁵ He carved on it cherubim , palm trees , and open flowers ; and he overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the engraved work. ³⁶ He built the inner court with three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams .