- the little:
- The entrance into the inner court seems to have been through a portico, exactly like that at each gate of the outward court; but the ascent was by eight steps, instead of seven. "And [every] little chamberª [was] oneª reedª long,ª and oneª reedª broad;ª and between¹ the little chambersª [were] fiveª cubits;ª and the thresholdª of the gateª byª¹ the porchª of the gateª withinª [was] oneª reed.ª" {Ezk 40:7} + "And the little chambersª of the gateª eastwardªª [were] threeª on this side,ª¹ and threeª on that side;ª¹ they threeª [were] of oneª measure:ª and the postsª had oneª measureª on this side¹¹ and on that side.¹¹" {Ezk 40:10} + "The spaceª also beforeª the little chambersª [was] oneª cubitª [on this side], and the spaceª [was] one¹ cubitª on that side:¹¹ and the little chambersª [were] sixª cubitsª on this side,¹¹ and sixª cubitsª on that side.¹¹" {Ezk 40:12} + "Then Davidª gaveª° to Solomonª his sonª¹ the patternª of the porch,ª and of the housesª thereof, and of the treasuriesª thereof, and of the upper chambersª thereof, and of the innerª parloursª thereof, and of the placeª of the mercy seat,ª ... And the patternª of all¹ that¹ he had¹ by the spirit,ª of¹ the courtsª of the houseª of the LORD,ª and of all¹ the chambersª round about,ª of the treasuriesª of the houseª of God,ª and of the treasuriesª of the dedicated things:ª" {1Ch 28:11-12} + "Then Hezekiahª commandedª° to prepareª° chambersª in the houseª of the LORD;ª and they preparedª° [them]," {2Ch 31:11} + "And he had preparedª° for him a greatª chamber,ª where¹ aforetimeª¹ they laidª°¹ the meat offerings,ª the frankincense,ª and the vessels,ª and the tithesª of the corn,ª the new wine,ª and the oil,ª which was commandedª [to be given] to the Levites,ª and the singers,ª° and the porters;ª and the offeringsª of the priests.ª" {Neh 13:5} + "Then I commanded,ª° and they cleansedª° the chambers:ª and thither¹ brought I againª° the vesselsª of the houseª of God,ª with¹ the meat offeringª and the frankincense.ª" {Neh 13:9} + "Goª° unto¹ the houseª of the Rechabites,ª and speak²° unto¹ them, and bringª° them into the houseª of the LORD,ª into¹ oneª of the chambers,ª and give them wineª to drink.ª° ... And I broughtª° them into the houseª of the LORD,ª into¹ the chamberª of the sonsª of Hanan,ª the sonª of Igdaliah,ª a manª of God,ª which¹ [was] byª the chamberª of the princes,ª which¹ [was] aboveª¹ the chamberª of Maaseiahª the sonª of Shallum,ª the keeperª° of the door:ª" {Jer 35:2-4} + "Then readª° Baruchª in the bookª¹ the wordsª of Jeremiahª in the houseª of the LORD,ª in the chamberª of Gemariahª the sonª of Shaphanª the scribe,ª° in the higherª court,ª at the entryª of the newª gateª of the LORD'Sª house,ª in the earsª of all¹ the people.ª" {Jer 36:10}
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