¹⁷ The upper ledge also forms a square, measuring 24 1⁄2 feet by 24 1⁄2 feet,^[a] with a 21-inch gutter and a 10 1⁄2-inch curb^[b] all around the edge. There are steps going up the east side of the altar.”

²⁶ And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness.

⁶ Then he went over to the eastern gateway. He climbed the steps and measured the threshold of the gateway; it was 10 1⁄2 feet front to back.^[a]

¹⁶ Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the Lord’s Temple. At the entrance to the sanctuary, between the entry room and the bronze altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs to the sanctuary of the Lord. They were facing east, bowing low to the ground, worshiping the sun!

⁴ The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani—stood on the stairway of the Levites and cried out to the Lord their God with loud voices.

³² and he used the stones to rebuild the altar in the name of the Lord. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold about three gallons.^[a]

⁸ The entrance to the bottom floor^[a] was on the south side of the Temple. There were winding stairs going up to the second floor, and another flight of stairs between the second and third floors.

³ Overlay the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and run a gold molding around the entire altar.

²⁵ Decorate it with a 3-inch border^[a] all around, and run a gold molding along the border.