# General Information:

The narrator continues to list the dimensions of the temple.

# he built ... he made

Solomon would have commanded his workers to do the building. AT: "they built ... they made" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# he built rooms around it

He built rooms on the outside of the outside wall around the main chamber.

# The lowest story ... the middle ... the third

This refers to the rooms in each story of the building.

# five cubits ... six cubits ... seven cubits

A cubit is 46 centimeters. AT: "about 2.3 meters ... about 2.8 meters ... about 3.2 meters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])

# he made offsets in the wall of the house

They made ledges all around the main building to support the beams of the small rooms.

# beams

A beam is a long heavy piece of wood used to support a building.