Ezekiel 40:44
42 There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offering, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high. On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.
43 The double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth long, were fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be placed on the tables.
Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.
45 Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,
46 and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.
- KJV
- And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.
- WEB
- Outside of the inner gate were rooms for the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate. They faced toward the south. One at the side of the east gate faced toward the north.
- ASV
- And without the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south; one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.
- DARBY
- And outside the inner gate were two cells in the inner court, one at the side of the north gate, and its front towards the south; the other was at the side of the south gate, the front towards the north.
- BLB
- And on the outside of the inner gate [were] two chambers in the inner court, at the side of the gateway to the north; and their faces [were] toward the south, one at the side of the south gate [were] facing toward the north.
- ÅB
- Og utenfor den indre port var det kammere for sangerne i den indre forgård, ved siden av nordporten, og deres forside vendte mot syd; og en annen rad kammer lå ved siden av østporten, med forsiden mot nord.
- OTB
- Utenfor den indre porten, innenfor den indre gårdsplassen, var det kamre for sangerne, ett av dem var ved siden av nordporten vendt mot sør, og et annet ved siden av sørporten vendt mot nord.
- B1930
- Og utenfor den indre port var det kammere for sangerne i den indre forgård, ved siden av nordporten, og deres forside vendte mot syd; og en annen rad kammer lå ved siden av østporten, med forsiden mot nord.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 6:31–32
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
Read in context1 Chronicles 16:41–43
With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”
Read in contextEzekiel 40:23
There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured the distance from gateway to gateway to be a hundred cubits.
Read in contextEzekiel 40:27
The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.
Read in contextEzekiel 40:7
Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep.
Read in contextColossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
Read in contextEzekiel 40:29
Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
Read in context1 Chronicles 25:1–31
Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
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