Ezekiel 42:1

And he led me forth into the outer court, on the way to the north side; and he brought me into the [row of] chambers that was opposite the main wing, and which was opposite the building toward the north;

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In The King James Version

Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.

In Context

2On the front side the length [of which] was a hundred cubits, [up to] the north door, while the breadth was fifty cubits.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 40:17Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court all round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement.

Ezekiel 40:24After that he led me forth to the south side, and behold there was a gate on the south side: and he measured its door-posts and its porches after these measures.

Ezekiel 41:9The thickness of the wall, which was for the side-chambers without, was five cubits, as also the space which was left open by the row of the side-chambers that were on the house.

Ezekiel 41:12Now the building that was before the main wing on the west side was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and its length, ninety cubits.

Ezekiel 42:10On the breadth of the wall of the court in an eastern direction before the main wing, and before the building, were chambers.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 42:1

This chapter continues and concludes the describing and measuring of this mystical temple, which it is very hard to understand the particular architecture of, and yet more hard to comprehend the mystical meaning of. Here is, I. A description of the chambers that were about the courts, their situation and structure ( ver. 1-13 ), and the uses for which they were designed, ver. 13, 14 . II. A survey of the whole compass of ground which was taken up with the house, and the courts belonging to it, ver. 15-20 . Read the whole commentary →

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