Ezekiel 40:46

And 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.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.

In Context

45And he said to me, This chamber that looks to the south, is for the priests that keep the charge of the house.

47And he measured the court, the length whereof was a hundred cubits, and the breadth a hundred cubits, on its four sides; and the altar in front of the house.

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Cross References

Leviticus 6:6And the fire shall always burn on the altar; it shall not be extinguished.

Leviticus 10:3And Moses said to Aaron, This is the thing which the Lord spoke, saying, I will be sanctified among them that draw nigh to me, and I will be glorified in the whole congregation; and Aaron was pricked in his heart.

1 Kings 2:35o But now do not thou hold him guiltless, for thou art a man of understanding, and thou wilt know what thou shalt do to him, and thou shalt bring down his gray hairs with blood to the grave.

Ezekiel 43:19And thou shalt appoint to the priests the Levites of the seed of Zadok, that draw nigh to me, saith the Lord God, to minister to me, a calf of the herd for a sin offering.

Ezekiel 45:4Of the land shall be a portion for the priests that minister in the holy place, and it shall be for them that draw nigh to minister to the Lord: and it shall be to them a place for houses set apart for their sacred office;

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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