1 Kings 6:6-8

International Standard Version

⁶ The lower structures were five cubits^[a] wide, the middle structures were six cubits^[b] wide and the third structures were seven cubits^[c] wide. Offsets were placed all around the Temple so that beams would not protrude through the walls of the Temple. ⁷ The Temple was constructed of stone precut at the quarry so that no hammer, axe, or any other iron implement would be heard in the Temple while it was being built. ⁸ A passageway to the side chamber was constructed on the south side of the Temple by which people^[d] could ascend winding stairs to the middle story, then from there to the third story.