20 The interior of the sanctuary was 30 feet[a] long, 30 feet[b] wide, and 30 feet[c] high; he overlaid it with pure gold.(A) He also overlaid the cedar altar. 21 Next, Solomon overlaid the interior of the temple with pure gold, and he hung[d] gold chains(B) across the front of the inner sanctuary(C) and overlaid it with gold. 22 So he added the gold overlay to the entire temple until everything was completely finished, including the entire altar(D) that belongs to the inner sanctuary.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:20 Lit 20 cubits
  2. 1 Kings 6:20 Lit 20 cubits
  3. 1 Kings 6:20 Lit 20 cubits
  4. 1 Kings 6:21 Lit he caused to pass across

20 The inner sanctuary(A) was twenty cubits long, twenty wide and twenty high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.(B) 21 Solomon covered the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold. 22 So he overlaid the whole interior with gold. He also overlaid with gold the altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.

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