Verse 5

Now the upper chambers were narrower, because the galleries took more space from them than from the lower and middle chambers of the building.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 41:7 : 7 The side chambers surrounding the temple were wider at each successive story; for the structure surrounding the temple went up story by story all around the temple. For this reason the width of the temple increased as it went up, and one went up from the lowest story to the highest by the way of the middle story.