The beams, as well as the sides of the chambers, may have been gilded, or even plated, with gold and silver; and the rarest woods, in which the cedar was conspicuous, were used for the woodwork. ”
وكان بعضها مطعَّما بالعاج ،‏ وكان كلّ جزء محاطا بحواش وأفاريز رائعة .‏