²⁷ Then he put the cherubim inside the inner temple. Since their wings were spread out, the first one’s wing touched one wall while the second cherub’s wing touched the other^[a] wall, and in the middle of the temple their wings were touching wing to wing.^{(A) 28} He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.

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