the patern] As Exodus 25:40. This patern was framed by a divine spirit, v. 12. the prch] By a synecdoche he meaneth the whole temple, as the particulars following do shew. the houses] Rooms built round about the temple, 1 Kings 6:5. inner parlours] Rooms within the walls of the temple for the priests use. the mercy-seat] The cover of the ark, called Gods footstool, vers. 2. Under it, the ark it self, and cherubims are comprised. The place where all these were, was the most holy, 1 Kings 6:19.