1 Kings 6:27-47

²⁷ He placed the cherubim in the midst of the inner house , and the wings of the cherubim were spread out, so that the wing of the one was touching the one wall , and the wing of the other cherub was touching the other wall . So their wings were touching each other in the center of the house . ²⁸ He also overlaid the cherubim with gold . ²⁹ Then he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved engravings of cherubim , palm trees , and open flowers , inner and outer sanctuaries. ³⁰ He overlaid the floor of the house with gold , inner and outer sanctuaries. ³¹ For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood , the lintel and five-sided doorposts . ³² So he made two doors of olive wood , and he carved on them carvings of cherubim , palm trees , and open flowers , and overlaid them with gold ; and he spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees . ³³ So also he made for the entrance of the nave four-sided doorposts of olive wood ³⁴ and two doors of cypress wood ; the two leaves of the one door turned on pivots , and the two leaves of the other door turned on pivots . ³⁵ He carved on it cherubim , palm trees , and open flowers ; and he overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the engraved work. ³⁶ He built the inner court with three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams . ³⁷ In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid , in the month of Ziv . ³⁸ In the eleventh e year , in the month of Bul , which is the eighth month , the house was finished throughout all its parts and according to all its plans . So he was seven years in building it.