²⁹ He carved all the surrounding temple walls with carved engravings—cherubim,^(A) palm trees, and flower blossoms—in the inner and outer sanctuaries.

³² The two doors were made of olive wood. He carved cherubim, palm trees, and flower blossoms on them and overlaid them with gold, hammering gold over the cherubim and palm trees.

³⁵ He carved cherubim, palm trees, and flower blossoms on them and overlaid them with gold applied evenly over the carving.

⁵ The larger room^[a] he paneled with cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold, and decorated with palm trees and chains.

¹⁸ carved with cherubim and palm trees.^(A) There was a palm tree between each pair of cherubim.^(B) Each cherub had two faces: ¹⁹ a human face turned toward the palm tree on one side,^(C) and a lion’s face turned toward it on the other. They were carved throughout the temple on all sides. ²⁰ Cherubim and palm trees were carved from the ground to the top of the entrance and on the wall of the great hall.

²⁵ Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the doors of the great hall like those carved on the walls. There was a wooden canopy^[a](A) outside, in front of the portico. ²⁶ There were beveled windows and palm trees on both sides,^(B) on the side walls of the portico, the side rooms of the temple, and the canopies.^[b]