In the temple, the walls of this room had carvings of cherubs, palm-tree figures, gourd-shaped ornaments, and garlands of blossoms, all covered with gold.​—1Ki 6:17, 18, 22, 29.

This compartment was two thirds the total length of the structure. (1Ki 6:16, 17; 2Ch 3:3, 8)

In the temple’s Holy Place were the golden altar, the ten tables of showbread, and ten lampstands. The lampstands and tables were placed five on the right and five on the left.​—1Ki 7:48-50; 2Ch 4:7, 8, 19, 20.