ESV: Now the upper chambers were narrower, for the galleries took more away from them than from the lower and middle chambers of the building.
NIV: Now the upper rooms were narrower, for the galleries took more space from them than from the rooms on the lower and middle floors of the building.
NASB: Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space away from them than from the lower and middle ones in the building.
CSB: The upper chambers were narrower because the galleries took away more space from them than from the lower and middle stories of the building.
NLT: Each of the two upper levels of rooms was narrower than the one beneath it because the upper levels had to allow space for walkways in front of them.
KJV: Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
NKJV: 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.