Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.

The twenty

Bible References

The twenty

Ezekiel 41:10
and the outer chambers was twenty cubits in width all around the temple on every side.

The pavement

Ezekiel 40:17
Then he brought me into the outer court, and behold, there were chambers and a pavement made for the court all around; thirty chambers faced the pavement.
2 Chronicles 7:3
All the sons of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory of the Lord upon the house, bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave praise to the Lord, saying, “Truly He is good, truly His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

Gallery against

Ezekiel 41:15
He measured the length of the building along the front of the separate area behind it, with a gallery on each side, a hundred cubits; he also measured the inner nave and the porches of the court.
Song of Songs 1:17
“The beams of our houses are cedars,
Our rafters, cypresses.
Song of Songs 7:5
“Your head crowns you like Carmel,
And the flowing locks of your head are like purple threads;
The king is captivated by your tresses.