6. The side rooms were on three different stories, each above the other. There were 30 rooms on each story. The side rooms had ledges on the wall all around. The rooms rested on the ledges but were not attached to the walls.
7. The side rooms around the Temple were wider on each higher story. So rooms were wider on the top story. A stairway went up from the lowest story to the highest through the middle story.
8. I also saw that the Temple had a raised base all around. It was the foundation for the side rooms and was 10½ feet thick.
9. The outer wall of the side rooms was about 9 feet thick. There was an open area between the side rooms of the Temple
10. and the priests’ rooms. It was 35 feet wide and went all around the Temple.