Now the upper chambers were shorter, because the galleries took away space from them more than from the lower and middle stories of the building.
Ezekiel 42:5
Surrounding context
42:4 In front of the chambers, toward the inside, was a walk ten cubits wide, at a distance of one cubit; and their doors faced north.
42:5 Now the upper chambers were shorter, because the galleries took away space from them more than from the lower and middle stories of the building.
42:6 For they were in three stories and did not have pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper level was shortened more than the lower and middle levels from the ground up.