Ezekiel 40:45

And he said to me: This chamber, which looketh toward the south shall be for the priests that watch in the wards of the temple.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

In Context

44And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singing men in the inner court, which was on the side of the gate that looketh to the north: and their prospect was towards the south, one at the side of the east gate, which looketh toward the north.

46But the chamber that looketh towards the north shall be for the priests that watch over the ministry of the altar. These are the sons of Sadoc, who among the sons of Levi, come near to the Lord, to minister to him.

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Cross References

Leviticus 8:35Day and night shall you remain in the tabernacle observing the watches of the Lord, lest you die: for so it hath been commanded me.

Numbers 3:32And the prince of the princes of the Levites, Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, shall be over them that watch for the guard of the sanctuary.

Numbers 18:5Watch ye in the charge of the sanctuary, and in the ministry of the altar: lest indignation rise upon the children of Israel.

1 Chronicles 9:23As well them as their sons, to keep the gates of the house of the Lord, and the tabernacle by their turns.

Psalms 134:1Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in unity.

Malachi 2:4And you shall know that I sent you this commandment, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 40:40-49

The Vision of the Temple. ( b. c. 574.) 39 And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering. 40 And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables. 41 Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their… Read the whole commentary →

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