1 Kings 6:18

6:18 The inside of the temple was all cedar and was adorned with carvings of round ornaments and of flowers in bloom. Everything was cedar; no stones were visible. ¹ 

1 Kings 6:20

6:20 The inner sanctuary was 30 feet ²  long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He plated it with gold, ³  as well as the cedar altar. ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “Cedar was inside the temple, carvings of gourds (i.e., gourd-shaped ornaments) and opened flowers; the whole was cedar, no stone was seen.”

² tn Heb “twenty cubits” (this measurement occurs three times in this verse).

³ tn Heb “with plated gold” (or perhaps, “with pure gold”).

⁴ tn Heb “he plated [the] altar of cedar.”