¹⁶ And there were narrow windows for the alcoves and for their pilasters to the inside of the gate all the way around^[a] it. And likewise with respect to the porticos and windows were all the way around^[b] to the inside, and on a pilaster there were images of palm trees.^[c]

The Outer Courtyard

¹⁷ And he brought me to the outer courtyard, and there were chambers and a pavement made for the courtyard all around it, and thirty chambers were facing to the pavement. ¹⁸ And the pavement flanked^[d] the side of the gates and all along the gates;^[e] this describes the lower pavement.