²² And he overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. ^(A)Also the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold.

³ You shall ^(A)overlay it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And you shall make a molding of gold around it.

The Altar of Incense

30 ^(A)“You shall make ^(B)an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.

⁷ So he lined the house with gold—its beams, its thresholds, its walls, and its doors—^(A)and he carved cherubim on the walls.

^8 (B)And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length, corresponding to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and its breadth was twenty cubits. He overlaid it with 600 talents^[a] of fine gold. ⁹ The weight of gold for the nails was fifty shekels.^[b] And he overlaid ^(C)the upper chambers with gold.

^10 (D)In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of wood^[c] and overlaid^[d] them with gold. ¹¹ The wings of the cherubim together extended twenty cubits: one wing of the one, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, of five cubits, touched the wing of the other cherub; ¹² and of this cherub, one wing, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and the other wing, also of five cubits, was joined to the wing of the first cherub. ¹³ The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim^[e] stood on their feet, ^(E)facing the nave. ^14 (F)And he made the veil of blue and purple and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and he worked cherubim on it.

²⁰ The inner sanctuary^[a] was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid^[b] an altar of cedar.

⁵ You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. ⁶ And you shall put it in front of the veil that is above the ark of the testimony, in front of the ^(A)mercy seat that is above the testimony, where I will meet with you.