20
Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.
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Verse 20. Pure gold. Hebrew “reserved” by David, or “gold locked up,” as most precious. Thin plates were laid on, so as to fit all the various mouldings, flowers, and so forth—Cedar. The altar was probably of stone, and upon the cedar boards gold was laid, that the ark might rest upon it. The altar of perfumes was not in the most holy place. Calmet.
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