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21 Then Solomon overlaid the rest of the Temple’s interior with solid gold, and he made gold chains to protect the entrance[a] to the Most Holy Place. 22 So he finished overlaying the entire Temple with gold, including the altar that belonged to the Most Holy Place.

23 He made two cherubim of wild olive[b] wood, each 15 feet[c] tall, and placed them in the inner sanctuary.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:21 Or to draw curtains across. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
  2. 6:23a Or pine; Hebrew reads oil tree; also in 6:31, 33.
  3. 6:23b Hebrew 10 cubits [4.6 meters]; also in 6:24, 26.

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