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The side rooms all around the temple became wider as one went up from story to story, because their supporting ledges in the wall of the temple ascended like steps. Therefore, the width of the interior of the attached structure increased as one went up from the lowest story to the highest by way of the middle story.[a]

The Platform and Courtyard

I saw a raised platform all around the temple that served as a foundation for the side rooms. The terrace built on this foundation, measured by a full rod, was six long cubits tall.[b] The thickness of the outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits. The open area[c] between the side rooms attached to the temple

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 41:7 The verse is very difficult, and the translation, especially in the middle of the verse, is uncertain. Compare it with the parallel section in 1 Kings 6.
  2. Ezekiel 41:8 The Hebrew of this verse is difficult.
  3. Ezekiel 41:9 Feature N on the diagram