1 Kings 6:17-27

17 The room in front of the Most Holy Place was 60 feet long.
18 The cedar panels were decorated with carvings of gourds and flowers; the whole interior was covered with cedar, so that the stones of the walls could not be seen.
19 In the rear of the Temple an inner room was built, where the Lord's Covenant Box was to be placed.
20 This inner room was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high, all covered with pure gold. The altar was covered with cedar panels.
21 The inside of the Temple was covered with gold, and gold chains were placed across the entrance of the inner room, which was also covered with gold.
22 The whole interior of the Temple was covered with gold, as well as the altar in the Most Holy Place. 1
23 Two winged creatures were made of olive wood and placed in the Most Holy Place, each one 15 feet tall. 2
24 Both were of the same size and shape. Each had two wings, each wing 7 1/2 feet long, so that the distance from one wing tip to the other was 15 feet.
27 They were placed side by side in the Most Holy Place, so that two of their outstretched wings touched each other in the middle of the room, and the other two wings touched the walls.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 6.22Exodus 30.1-3.
  • 2. 6.23-28Exodus 25.18-20.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. [Verse 20 in Hebrew is unclear.]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.