Its windows, its porches, and its decorative palm trees had the same measurement as the gate which faced east. Seven steps led up to it, and its porch was in front of them.

Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple, he led me out by the gate which faces east and measured all around.

Only the prince may sit in it to eat a sacrificial meal ¹  before the Lord; he will enter by way of the porch of the gate and will go out by the same way.”

On that day, anyone who is on the roof, ¹  with his goods in the house, must not come down ²  to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back.

But Simon Peter was left standing outside by the door. So the other disciple who was acquainted with the high priest came out and spoke to the slave girl who watched the door, ¹  and brought Peter inside.

Then ¹  the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring, ²  crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. ³ 

The man did just as Joseph said; he ¹  brought the men into Joseph’s house. ² 

He then set the breastpiece ¹  on him and put the Urim and Thummim ²  into the breastpiece.

and he washed the entrails and the legs and offered them up in smoke on top of the burnt offering on the altar.

These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,

Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it. ¹ 

In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet ¹  high.

The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high. ¹ 

Now I am sending you Huram Abi, ¹  a skilled and capable man,

He burned the bones of the pagan priests ¹  on their altars; he purified Judah and Jerusalem.

Queen Vashti ¹  also gave a banquet for the women in King Ahasuerus’ royal palace.

So my heart rejoices and I am happy; ¹  My life is safe. ² 

Examine me, O Lord, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives! ¹ 

When I refused to confess my sin, ¹  my whole body wasted away, ²  while I groaned in pain all day long.

For ¹  the Lord’s decrees ²  are just, ³  and everything he does is fair. ⁴