12 At the far end of the open space on the west side of the Temple there was a building 150 feet long and 116 feet wide; its walls were 9 feet thick all around.
13 The man measured the outside of the Temple, and it was 168 feet long. And from the back of the Temple, across the open space to the far side of the building to the west, the distance was also 168 feet.
14 The distance across the front of the Temple, including the open space on either side, was also 168 feet.
15 He measured the length of the building to the west, including its galleries on both sides, and it was also 168 feet.The entrance room of the Temple, the Holy Place, and the Most Holy Place
16 were all paneled with wood from the floor to the windows. These windows could be covered.
17 The inside walls of the Temple, up as high as above the doors, were completely covered with carvings
18 of palm trees and winged creatures. Palm trees alternated with creatures, one following the other, all the way around the room. Each creature had two faces: