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What the Fathers say

1 Kings 6:20

Western Saints

Bede

"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 altar was indeed made of stone and overlaid with cedar and then covered with gold. …

Of the Temple of Solomon 1.12.3 ↗