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21 So Solomon covered the inside of the building with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid the sanctuary with gold. 22 He overlaid the whole building with gold, until the whole building had been covered. He also overlaid the whole altar, which was in front of the inner sanctuary, with gold.

The Cherubim

23 For the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim[a] of olive wood. Each one was fifteen feet tall.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:23 Cherubim are the angels who are the Lord’s honor guard. They are described in Ezekiel 1.