upper rooms] compare 2 Chronicles iii. 9; and 1 Kings vi. 6 (where however the Hebrew word is different).
the place of the mercy-seat] The Holy of Holies.
¹²and the pattern of all that he had by[¹] the spirit, for the courts of the house of the Lord, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things:
[¹] Or, in his spirit.
12. that he had by the spirit] i.e. that had come to him by revelation and rested with him waiting for realisation. Margin, that he had in his spirit (i.e. in his mind) is a less likely translation.
for the courts] The last verse dealt with the Temple itself; this one with the courts and detached buildings.
chambers] compare ix. 26, note.
the treasuries] The same Hebrew word as in xxvi. 20; Nehemiah xiii. 12, 15. See note on verse 11.
dedicated things] xxvi. 26–28; 2 Chronicles xv. 18.
¹³also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the Lord: