²⁹ Its alcoves,^(A) its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as the others. The gateway and its portico had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.^(B)

²⁵ The gateway and its portico had narrow openings all around, like the openings of the others. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.^(A)

¹⁶ The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openings all around, as was the portico; the openings all around faced inward. The faces of the projecting walls were decorated with palm trees.^(A)

⁷ The alcoves^(A) for the guards were one rod long and one rod wide, and the projecting walls between the alcoves were five cubits^[a] thick. And the threshold of the gate next to the portico facing the temple was one rod deep.

¹⁰ Inside the east gate were three alcoves on each side; the three had the same measurements, and the faces of the projecting walls on each side had the same measurements.

²¹ Its alcoves^(A)—three on each side—its projecting walls and its portico^(B) had the same measurements as those of the first gateway. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. ²² Its openings, its portico^(C) and its palm tree decorations had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.^(D)

¹² In front of each alcove was a wall one cubit high, and the alcoves were six cubits square.

¹⁰ From the room of Gemariah^(A) son of Shaphan^(B) the secretary,^(C) which was in the upper courtyard at the entrance of the New Gate^(D) of the temple, Baruch read to all the people at the Lord’s temple the words of Jeremiah from the scroll.

² “Go to the Rekabite^(A) family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms^(B) of the house of the Lord and give them wine to drink.”

³ So I went to get Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the whole family of the Rekabites. ⁴ I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the room of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah the man of God.^(C) It was next to the room of the officials, which was over that of Maaseiah son of Shallum^(D) the doorkeeper.^(E)

⁹ I gave orders to purify the rooms,^(A) and then I put back into them the equipment of the house of God, with the grain offerings and the incense.^(B)