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. ”
Tomēr, kā rakstīts Cefanjas pravietojumā, Asīrijai bija jākrīt un tās galvaspilsētai Nīnivei bija jākļūst par ” neauglīgu kailatni ”.