Holy Scripture
1 Kings 6:20
A church father on this verse
“"And the altar he also covered with cedar." He means the altar of incense which was in front of the oracle [i.e., the inner sanctuary], about which a little further down are added the words "also the whole altar, which belonged to the oracle, he covered with gold." From this we are given to understand that the same al…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
20The length was twenty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits, and the height of it was twenty cubits. And he covered it with perfect gold, and he made an altar
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19in front of the oracle in the midst of the house within, in order to put there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
— 1 Kings 6:20 —
21in front of the oracle, and covered it with gold.
22And he covered the whole house with gold, till he had finished gilding the whole house.