¹⁵ Next, he measured 100 cubits^[a] as the length of the structure toward the front of the courtyard that stood behind it, where it housed a gallery on each side of it. Then he measured the Temple and the inner porticos^[b] of the courtyard, ¹⁶ the thresholds, the shielded^[c] windows, and the surrounding three-storied galleries that stood opposite. From the ground to the shielded^[d] windows, they were paneled with wood all around, ¹⁷ including up to the doorway, up to the Temple (both within and without) and all around both sides of the inner wall, according to his measurement. ¹⁸ There were carved cherubim and palm trees, alternating with a palm tree between a cherub, and each cherub had two faces, ¹⁹ with a human face looking^[e] toward the palm tree on one side and a young lion’s face looking^[f] toward the palm tree on the other side. These carvings extended all the way around the Temple, ²⁰ from the ground to above the doorway, as well as on the walls of the main sanctuary.

²¹ The door posts of the main sanctuary were square. Each door post was identical in appearance to the others. ²² The altar was made of wood, three cubits^[g] high and two cubits^[h] long. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. He told me, “This table stands in the Lord’s presence.”

²³ The nave and the sanctuary each were equipped with double doors. ²⁴ Each door had two sections mounted on hinges,^[i] for a total of two sections for one door and two sections for the other. ²⁵ The doors of the nave had carvings engraved on them, consisting of cherubim and palm trees identical to those on the walls. The front of the exterior porch was equipped with a wooden threshold. ²⁶ Shielded windows and palm trees were visible^[j] on both sides; that is, on the sides of the porch, the side chambers of the Temple, and on its thresholds.