He overlaid the temple—the beams, the thresholds, its walls and doors—with gold,(A) and he carved cherubim on the walls.(B)

The Most Holy Place

Then he made the most holy place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple, 30 feet, and its width was 30 feet.(C) He overlaid it with forty-five thousand pounds[a] of fine gold. The weight of the nails was twenty ounces[b] of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:8 Lit 600 talents
  2. 3:9 Lit 50 shekels

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