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The three part structure had no columns, unlike the courts, which is why the upper chambers were offset from the ground upward, more so than the lower and middle chambers.

The outer wall by the side of the chambers toward the outer court and facing the chambers was 50 cubits[a] long. While the chambers in the outer court were 50 cubits[b] in length, the chambers facing the Temple were 100 cubits[c] long.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 42:7 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  2. Ezekiel 42:8 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  3. Ezekiel 42:8 I.e. about 175 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches

The rooms on the top floor had no pillars, as the courts had; so they were smaller in floor space than those on the lower and middle floors. There was an outer wall parallel to the rooms and the outer court; it extended in front of the rooms for fifty cubits. While the row of rooms on the side next to the outer court was fifty cubits long, the row on the side nearest the sanctuary was a hundred cubits long.

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