9. The roof of the temple was made out of beams and cedar boards.The workers finished building the outside of the temple.
10. Storage rooms just over two metres high were all around the temple, and they were attached to the temple by cedar beams.
11. The Lord told Solomon:
14. So Solomon's workers finished building the temple.
15. The floor of the temple was made out of pine, and the walls were lined with cedar from floor to ceiling.
16. The most holy place was in the back of the temple, and it was nine metres square. Cedar boards standing from floor to ceiling separated it from the rest of the temple.
17. The temple's main room was eighteen metres long, and it was in front of the most holy place.
18. The inside walls were lined with cedar to hide the stones, and the cedar was decorated with carvings of gourds and flowers.
19. The sacred chest was kept in the most holy place.
23. Solomon had two statues of winged creatures made from olive wood to put in the most holy place. Each creature was four and a half metres tall