Ezekiel 40:45

And he said to me, This chamber that looks to the south, is for the priests that keep the charge of the house.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 he brought me into the inner court, and behold there were two chambers in the inner court, one behind the gate looking to the north, turning southward, and one behind the southern gate, but which looks to the north.

46And the chamber that looks to the north is for the priests that keep the charge of the altar: they are the sons of Zadok, those of the tribe of Levi who draw near to the Lord to serve him.

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Cross References

Leviticus 8:35And ye shall remain seven days at the door of the tabernacle of witness, day and night; ye shall observe the ordinances of the Lord, that ye die not; for so has the Lord God commanded me.

Numbers 3:32And the chief over the chief of the Levites, was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, appointed to keep the charges of the holy things.

Numbers 18:5And ye shall keep the charges of the holy things, and the charges of the altar, and so there shall not be anger among the children of Israel.

1 Chronicles 9:23And these and their sons were over the gates in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the tabernacle, to keep watch.

Psalms 134:1Alleluia. 1 Praise ye the name of the Lord; 1 Praise the Lord, ye his servants, 1

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

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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