* one over another. Heb. side chamber over side chamber.
thirty in order. or, three and thirty times, or feet.
We find by Josephus, that around Solomon's temple were
chambers three stories high, each story consisting of thirty
chambers; which are supposed to have been on the north, south,
and east sides of the temple.
* and they.
1Ki 6:6,10
* have held. Heb. be holden.
1Pe 1:5
* but.
That is, the beams or supporters, of the chambers were not let
into the main wall of the temple; but rested on projections of
the outer wall, which became a cubit narrower at every story,
leaving a ledge of one cubit, to support the beams.
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