¹⁷ Then he brought me into the outer court,^(A) and there were chambers and a paved surface laid out all around the court.^(B) Thirty chambers faced the pavement,

The Inner Gates

²⁸ Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate. When he measured the south gate, it had the same measurements as the others.

⁴⁸ Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the pilasters of the portico; they were 8¾ feet^[a] thick on each side. The width of the gateway was 24½ feet,^[b] and the side walls of the gate were^[c] 5¼ feet^[d] wide on each side.

Inside the Temple

41 Next he brought me into the great hall and measured the pilasters;^(A) on each side the width of the pilaster was 10½ feet.^[a][b]