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.
11. The doors of the side rooms led to a paved base around the outside of the Temple. One door faced north. And the other door faced south. The paved base was about 9 feet wide all around.