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21 Solomon overlaid the interior of the house with pure gold, and he drew [a]chains of gold across the front of the Holy of Holies (inner sanctuary), and he overlaid it with gold. 22 Then he overlaid the entire house with gold, until the whole house was finished. He also overlaid the entire [incense] altar which was by the Holy of Holies with gold.

23 Within the Holy of Holies he made two [b]cherubim (sculptured figures) of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:21 The purpose of the chains may have been to hold the veil or curtain.
  2. 1 Kings 6:23 Cherubim is the Hebrew plural of “cherub.”

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