^23-28 Within the inner sanctuary Solomon placed two statues of Guardian Angels^[a] made from olive wood, each fifteen feet high. They were placed so that their outspread wings reached from wall to wall, while their inner wings touched each other at the center of the room; each wing was 7-1/2 feet long, so each Angel measured fifteen feet from wing tip to wing tip. The two Angels were identical in all dimensions, and each was overlaid with gold.

²⁹ Figures of Guardian Angels, palm trees, and open flowers were carved on all the walls of both rooms of the Temple,