1
Then he brought me out into the outer court, by the way toward the north; and he brought me into the chamber which was opposite the separating courtyard, and which was opposite the building toward the north.
2
Facing the length, which was one hundred cubits (the width was fifty cubits), was the north door.
3
Opposite the inner court of twenty cubits, and opposite the pavement of the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.
4
In front of the chambers, toward the inside, was a walk ten cubits wide, at a distance of one cubit; and their doors faced north.
5
Now the upper chambers were shorter, because the galleries took away space from them more than from the lower and middle stories of the building.
6
For they were in three stories and did not have pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper level was shortened more than the lower and middle levels from the ground up.
7
And a wall which was outside ran parallel to the chambers, at the front of the chambers, toward the outer court; its length was fifty cubits.
8
The length of the chambers toward the outer court was fifty cubits, whereas that facing the temple was one hundred cubits.