1 Kings 6:14-22

14So Solomon finished building the temple.

15He used cedar boards to cover the walls on the inside of the temple. The boards went from the floor of the temple up to its ceiling. He covered the floor of the temple with wood from pine trees.

16He built a wall across the inside of the temple to make a separate room. That wall was 9 metres from the back wall of the temple. The inside room was the Most Holy Place. The walls were covered with cedar boards from the floor to the ceiling.

17The big hall in front of the Most Holy Place was 18 metres long.

18The inside of the temple was covered with boards made of cedar wood. The workers cut pictures of fruits and flowers on the wood. The cedar boards completely covered the stone walls, so you could not see any stone.

19Solomon prepared the inside room to be the Most Holy Place where they would put the Lord's Covenant Box.

20The inside room was 9 metres long, 9 metres wide and 9 metres high. Solomon used pure gold to cover the walls of this room. He also covered the cedar altar with gold.

21Solomon covered all the walls inside the temple with gold. He also hung gold chains across the entrance to the Most Holy Place. He covered everything there with gold.

22So he covered everything inside the whole temple with gold. That included the altar that was inside the Most Holy Place.