The gatekeepers relayed the news to the royal palace.

The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold.

See here! Its blood was not brought into the holy place within! You should certainly have eaten it in the sanctuary just as I commanded!”

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.

They went to King Hezekiah and said: “We have purified the entire temple of the Lord, including the altar of burnt sacrifice and all its equipment, and the table for the Bread of the Presence and all its equipment.