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He covered the ceiling beams, doorframes, walls and doors of the temple with gold. He carved cherubim on the walls.
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He built the Most Holy Room. It was as long as the temple was wide. It was 30 feet long and 30 feet wide. He covered the inside of the Most Holy Room with 23 tons of fine gold.
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He also covered the upper parts with gold. The gold on the nails weighed 20 ounces.
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For the Most Holy Room, Solomon made a pair of carved cherubim. He covered them with gold.
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The total length of the cherubim's wings from tip to tip was 30 feet. One wing of the first cherub was seven and a half feet long. Its tip touched the temple wall. The other wing was also seven and a half feet long. Its tip touched the wing tip of the other cherub.