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(A) The most holy place was nine meters square, and its walls were covered with over 20 tons of fine gold. Five hundred and seventy grams of gold was used to cover the heads of the nails. The walls of the small storage rooms were also covered with gold.[a]

10 (B) Solomon had two statues of winged creatures[b] made to put in the most holy place, and he covered them with gold.

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Footnotes

  1. 3.9 The walls … gold: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. 3.10 statues of winged creatures: These were symbols of the Lord's throne on earth (see Exodus 25.18-22).

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