1 Kings 6:35-37

Good News Translation

³⁵ and decorated with carved figures of winged creatures, palm trees, and flowers, which were evenly covered with gold.

³⁶ An inner court was built in front of the Temple, enclosed with walls which had one layer of cedar beams for every three layers of stone.

³⁷ The foundation of the Temple was laid in the second month, the month of Ziv, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign.