And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house.
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Gill's Exposition
And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order,.... There were three stories of them, and thirty in every storey, in all ninety; there were such chambers round about Solomon's…
Barnes' Notes
Three, one over another, and thirty in order - i. e., there were three stories, and each story was divided into thirty chambers. The wall which was of the house for the side chambers - Not the wall of…
Adam Clarke
The side chambers were three - We find by Joseph. Antiq. 8:3, 2, that round Solomon's temple were chambers three stories high, each story consisting of thirty chambers. It is supposed that twelve were…
We are still attending a prophet that is under the guidance of an angel, and therefore attend with reverence, though we are often at a loss to know both what this is and what it is to us. Observe…
Cambridge Bible
The Heb. would naturally read: "and the side-chambers were side-chamber against side-chamber three and thirty times" which would give 33 chambers. Apart from syntax this is not probable. LXX. and some…
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