And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house.
The wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house. 1 Kings 6:6 tells us there were rests made in the walls of the temple for supports to the side chambers; but the temple walls did not thereby become part of this side building; they stood separate from it.
The side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house. "They entered," namely, the beams of the chambers, which were three-storied, and thirty in consecutive order, entered into the wall - i:e., were made to lean on rests projecting from the wall.