²⁷ He placed the cherubim^(A) inside the innermost room of the temple, with their wings spread out. The wing of one cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the other touched the other wall, and their wings touched each other in the middle of the room. ²⁸ He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁹ On the walls^(B) all around the temple, in both the inner and outer rooms, he carved cherubim,^(C) palm trees and open flowers.