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On them he carved angels, palm trees, and flowers. He evenly covered them with gold.
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He built the inner courtyard with three courses of finished stones and a course of finished cedar beams.
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In the month of Ziv of the fourth year of Solomon's reign, the foundation of the LORD's temple was laid.
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In the month of Bul (the eighth month) of the eleventh year [of his reign], the temple was finished according to all its plans and specifications. He spent seven years building it.