- upper chambers:
- "And against¹ the wallª of the houseª he builtª° chambersª° round about,ª [against]¹ the wallsª of the houseª round about,ª [both] of the templeª and of the oracle:ª and he madeª° chambersª round about:ª ... The nethermostª chamberª° [was] fiveª cubitsª broad,ª and the middleª [was] sixª cubitsª broad,ª and the thirdª [was] sevenª cubitsª broad:ª for¹ without¹ [in the wall] of² the houseª he madeª° narrowed restsª round about,ª that [the beams] should not¹ be fastenedª° in the wallsª of the house.ª" {1Kg 6:5-6} + "And [then] he builtª°¹ chambersª° against¹ all¹ the house,ª fiveª cubitsª high:ª and they rested²° on¹¹ the houseª [with] timberª of cedar.ª" {1Kg 6:10} + "And the weightª of the nailsª [was] fiftyª shekelsª of gold.ª And he overlaidª° the upper chambersª with gold.ª" {2Ch 3:9} + "And the priestª the sonª of Aaronª shall be¹ with¹ the Levites,ª when the Levitesª take tithes:ª° and the Levitesª shall bring upª°¹ the titheª of the tithesª unto the houseª of our God,ª to¹ the chambers,ª into the treasureª house.ª ... For¹ the childrenª of Israelª and the childrenª of Leviª shall bringª°¹ the offeringª of the corn,ª of the new wine,ª and the oil,ª unto¹ the chambers,ª where¹ [are] the vesselsª of the sanctuary,ª and the priestsª that minister,ª° and the porters,ª and the singers:ª° and we will not¹ forsakeª°¹ the houseª of our God.ª" {Neh 10:38-39} + "And he had preparedª° for him a greatª chamber,ª where¹ aforetimeª¹ they laidª°¹ the meat offerings,ª the frankincense,ª and the vessels,ª and the tithesª of the corn,ª the new wine,ª and the oil,ª which was commandedª [to be given] to the Levites,ª and the singers,ª° and the porters;ª and the offeringsª of the priests.ª" {Neh 13:5} + "Goª° unto¹ the houseª of the Rechabites,ª and speak²° unto¹ them, and bringª° them into the houseª of the LORD,ª into¹ oneª of the chambers,ª and give them wineª to drink.ª°" {Jer 35:2} + "And the side² chambersª [were] three,ª one¹ over¹ another,ª and thirtyª in order;ª and they enteredª° into the wallª which¹ [was] of the houseª for the side chambersª round about,ª that they might have¹ hold,ª° but they had¹ not¹ holdª° in the wallª of the house.ª ... And the doorsª of the side chambersª [were] toward [the place that was] left,²°¹ oneª doorª towardª the north,ª and anotherª doorª toward the south:ª and the breadthª of the placeª that was left²°¹ [was] fiveª cubitsª round about.ª" {Ezk 41:6-11}
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