6 And the side chambers were in three stories, one over another, ^vthirty in each story. There were offsets¹ all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side chambers, ^wso that they should not be supported by the wall of the temple.

5 ^mAnother section, 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits broad, shall be for the Levites who minister at the temple, as their possession for cities to live in.¹