7. He overlaid the temple — the beams, the thresholds, its walls and doors — with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
8. Then he made the most holy place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple, 30 feet, and its width was 30 feet. He overlaid it with 45,000 pounds of fine gold.
9. The weight of the nails was 20 ounces of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold.
10. He made two cherubim of sculptured work, for the most holy place, and he overlaid them with gold.
11. The overall length of the wings of the cherubim was 30 feet: the wing of one was 7 1/2 feet, touching the wall of the room; its other wing was 7 1/2 feet, touching the wing of the other cherub.
12. The wing of the other cherub was 7 1/2 feet, touching the wall of the room; its other wing was 7 1/2 feet, reaching the wing of the other cherub.
13. The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced the larger room.
14. He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, and he wove cherubim into it.
15. In front of the temple he made two pillars, each 27 feet high. The capital on top of each was 7 1/2 feet high.
16. He had made chainwork in the inner sanctuary and also put it on top of the pillars. He made 100 pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork.
17. Then he set up the pillars in front of the sanctuary, one on the right and one on the left. He named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.