17. Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a paved surface laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,
18. which flanked the gates and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.
19. Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gate to the exterior front of the inner court; it was 175 feet. This was the east; next the north is described.
20. He measured the gate of the outer court facing north, both its length and width.
21. Its three recesses on each side, its pilasters, and its portico had the same measurements as the first gate: 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide.
22. Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate that faced east. Seven steps led up to the gate, and its portico was ahead of them.
23. The inner court had a gate facing the north gate, like the one on the east. He measured the distance from gate to gate; it was 175 feet.
24. He brought me to the south side, and there was also a gate on the south. He measured its pilasters and portico; they had the same measurements as the others.
25. Both the gate and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide.
26. Its stairway had seven steps, and its portico was ahead of them. It had palm trees on its pilasters, one on each side.
27. The inner court had a gate on the south. He measured from gate to gate on the south; it was 175 feet.
28. Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate. When he measured the south gate, it had the same measurements as the others.
29. Its recesses, pilasters, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both it and its portico had windows all around. It was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide.
30. (There were porticoes all around, 43 3/4 feet long and 8 3/4 feet wide. )
31. Its portico faced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees. Its stairway had eight steps.
32. Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side. When he measured the gate, it had the same measurements as the others.
33. Its recesses, pilasters, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both it and its portico had windows all around. It was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide.
34. Its portico faced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees on each side. Its stairway had eight steps.
35. Then he brought me to the north gate. When he measured it, it had the same measurements as the others,