1 Kings 6:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The door — That is, by which they entered to go up to the middle chamber or chambers; such as were in the middle story. Right side — That is, in the south — side, called the right side; because when a man looks towards the east, the south is on his right hand. There was another door on the left, or the north — side, leading to the chambers on that side. Winding stairs — Without the wall, leading up to the gallery out of which they went into the several chambers. Middle chamber — Or rather, into the middle story, or row of chambers; and so in the following words, out of the middle story: for these stair's could not lead up into each of the chambers; nor was it needful, but only into the story, which was sufficient for the use of all the chambers.