2 Chronicles 3:9-12

The Voice

^7-9 Even the supports and fasteners were gilded—the beams, the thresholds, the walls, the doors, and the nails (which weighed 20 ounces each). The walls were engraved with winged guardians, and the upper rooms were gilded.

The most holy place, which was located at the rear of the temple, was a 30-foot square room gilded with 23 tons of gold—the same amount that David paid for the temple site. ¹⁰ Inside the most holy place were two gilded, sculpted winged creatures, ^11-12 each with a wingspan of 15 feet.

Each cherub touched one wing to the wall of the room and the other wing to the other cherub.