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and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a> Outside the inner gate were the chambers for the singers in the inner court, one facing south at the side of the northern gateway, and the other facing north at the side of the southern gateway. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> From the outside to the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner courtyard, one of which was at the side of the north gate, with its front toward the south, and one at the side of the south gate facing north. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a> From the outside to the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner court, one of which was at the side of the north gate, with its front toward the south, and one at the side of the south gate facing toward the north. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And from the outside to the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner court, one of which was at the side of the north gate, with its front toward the south, and one at the side of the east gate facing toward the north. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> From the outside to the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner court, one of which was at the side of the north gate, with its front toward the south, and one at the side of the south gate facing toward the north. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a> From the outside to the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner courtyard, one of which was beside the north gate, with its front toward the south, and one beside the south gate facing toward the north. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, there were chambers for the singers: one beside the north gate, facing south, and another beside the south gate, facing north. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, there were chambers for the singers: one beside the north gate, facing south, and another beside the south gate, facing north. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The man then took me to the inner courtyard, where I saw two buildings, one beside the inner gate on the north and the other beside the inner gate on the south. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Outside the gateways to the inner courtyard were the rooms for the singers in the inner courtyards. One room was at the side of the north gateway. It faced south. The other room was at the side of the south gateway. It faced north. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then he brought me into the inner court. There were two rooms opening on the inner court, one facing south beside the north gateway and the other facing north beside the south gateway. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a> From outside leading into the inner gate there were chambers for the choir. One was beside the north gate facing the south, and another was at the south gate facing the north. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a> On the outside of the inner gate were chambers for the singers of the inner court, one at the side of the north gate facing south, and the other at the side of the south gate facing north. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And from the outside of the inner gate were two chambers in the inner court, one which was at the side of the north gate facing toward the south; and one at the side of the south gate facing toward the north. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 towards the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect towards the north. <a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And on the outside of the inner gate [are] chambers of the singers, in the inner court, that [are] at the side of the north gate, and their fronts [are] southward, one at the side of the east gate [with] front northward. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And on the outside of the inner gate are chambers of the singers, in the inner court, that are at the side of the north gate, and their fronts are southward, one at the side of the east gate hath the front northward. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And from without to the inner gate, cells placed in order in the inner enclosure which was upon the side of the gate of the north; and their faces the way of the south: one at the side of the gate of the east, the face the way of the north.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And outside the interior gate, there were storerooms for the cantors, in the inner court, which was beside the gate that looks toward the north. And their face was opposite the way to the south; one was beside the east gate, which looked toward the way of the north. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a> Outside the inner gatehouse there were two rooms on the inner courtyard, one beside the north gate, facing south, and the other beside the south gate, facing north. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On the outside of the inner gateway there were chambers for the singers in the inner court, one at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the east gate facing north.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Facing the inner court were the rooms of the princes, in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate, which faces the south; one room was at the side of the east gate, facing the north. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And outside of the inner gate were arched chambers of Princes in the inner court, in the side of the north gate, and their faces to the south, one from the side of the eastern gate which was against the north wind<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And without the inner gate were chambers for the guard 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. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And 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. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=12392" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Rooms for the Priests</a> 44<a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: ū·mi·ḥū·ṣāh (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">Outside</a> <a href="/hebrew/6442.htm" title="6442: hap·pə·nî·mî (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Inner. From paniym; interior.">the inner</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: laš·ša·‘ar (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">gate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6442.htm" title="6442: hap·pə·nî·mî (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Inner. From paniym; interior.">within the inner</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: be·ḥā·ṣêr (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">court,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3957.htm" title="3957: liš·ḵō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Room, chamber, hall, cell. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a room in a building.">were two chambers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7891.htm" title="7891: šā·rîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To sing. Or shuwr; a primitive root; to sing."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">one beside</a> <a href="/hebrew/3802.htm" title="3802: ke·ṯep̄ (N-fsc) -- From an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder; figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn (Art:: N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">the north</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ar (N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: ū·p̄ə·nê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">and facing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1864.htm" title="1864: had·dā·rō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- The south. Of uncertain derivation; the south; poet. The south wind.">south,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">and another</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">beside</a> <a href="/hebrew/3802.htm" title="3802: ke·ṯep̄ (N-fsc) -- From an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder; figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ar (N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">the south gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/6921.htm" title="6921: haq·qā·ḏîm (Art:: N-ms) -- East, east wind. Or qadim; from qadam; the fore or front part; hence the East."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">and facing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: haṣ·ṣā·p̄ōn (Art:: N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">north.</a> 45Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-31.htm">1 Chronicles 6:31-32</a> These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there. / They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them. <a href="/1_chronicles/23-28.htm">1 Chronicles 23:28-32</a> but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, / as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size. / They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/8-14.htm">2 Chronicles 8:14</a> In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God. <a href="/2_chronicles/35-15.htm">2 Chronicles 35:15</a> The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them. <a href="/nehemiah/12-44.htm">Nehemiah 12:44-47</a> And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving. / They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed. / For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. ... <a href="/psalms/134-1.htm">Psalm 134:1-2</a> A song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD! / Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD! <a href="/psalms/135-1.htm">Psalm 135:1-2</a> Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD, / who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God. <a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Isaiah 61:6</a> But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches. <a href="/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18</a> nor will the priests who are Levites ever fail to have a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to present sacrifices.” <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Malachi 3:3-4</a> And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness. / Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by. <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a> Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a> When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/luke/1-8.htm">Luke 1:8-9</a> One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, / he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. <a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Luke 19:45-46</a> Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/john/2-14.htm">John 2:14-16</a> In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. / To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.the inner<a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm">Ezekiel 40:23,27</a> And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits… chambers<a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Ezekiel 40:7,10,29</a> And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed… <a href="/1_chronicles/6-31.htm">1 Chronicles 6:31,32</a> And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest… <a href="/1_chronicles/16-41.htm">1 Chronicles 16:41-43</a> And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-36.htm">Cells</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-38.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-37.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-38.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-40.htm">North</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Prospect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-36.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-8.htm">Singers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">South</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-37.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/41-10.htm">Cells</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-5.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-14.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-45.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-45.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-3.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-46.htm">North</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-45.htm">Prospect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-6.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Side</a> <a href="/numbers/21-27.htm">Singers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-45.htm">South</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-45.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 40</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple</a> 6. <a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">The description of the east gate of the outer court</a> 20. <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">of the north gate</a> 24. <a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">of the south gate</a> 27. <a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm">of the south gate of the inner court</a> 32. <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">of the east gate</a> 35. <a href="/ezekiel/40-35.htm">and of the north gate</a> 39. <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Eight tables</a> 44. <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">The chambers</a> 48. <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">The porch of the house</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/40.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/40.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Outside the inner gate This phrase refers to the location of the chambers in Ezekiel's vision of the temple. The "inner gate" suggests a structure within the temple complex, indicating a separation between different areas of holiness. In the context of the temple, gates often symbolize access to God's presence, and being "outside" the inner gate may imply a preparatory or intermediary space.within the inner court The "inner court" is a significant area in the temple, representing a closer proximity to the Holy of Holies. This court was accessible to priests and those performing temple duties. The inner court's location highlights the sacredness of the activities conducted there, emphasizing the importance of purity and holiness in worship.were two chambers The mention of "two chambers" suggests designated spaces for specific functions or groups, possibly for the priests or Levites. Chambers in the temple often served practical purposes, such as storage or preparation areas for sacrifices. The duality of the chambers may symbolize order and organization in temple worship.one beside the north gate and facing south The positioning of the chamber "beside the north gate and facing south" indicates a deliberate architectural design. The north gate's association with judgment in biblical symbolism could imply that this chamber had a role related to justice or discernment. The southward orientation might suggest openness to the light, symbolizing enlightenment or divine guidance.and another beside the south gate and facing north Similarly, the chamber "beside the south gate and facing north" reflects intentional placement. The south gate often symbolizes blessing and favor, suggesting that this chamber might be associated with grace or mercy. The northward orientation could represent a readiness to receive divine instruction or correction. The symmetry of the chambers underscores balance and harmony in the temple's design.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of a new temple in chapters 40-48. 2. <a href="/topical/i/inner_court.htm">Inner Court</a> Part of the temple complex described in Ezekiel's vision, representing a place of worship and sacrifice, symbolizing closeness to God. 3. <a href="/topical/n/north_gate.htm">North Gate</a> One of the gates of the temple's inner court, facing south, indicating a specific orientation and purpose in the temple's design. 4. <a href="/topical/s/south_gate.htm">South Gate</a> Another gate of the temple's inner court, facing north, mirroring the north gate and contributing to the symmetry and order of the temple. 5. <a href="/topical/c/chambers.htm">Chambers</a> Rooms or spaces within the temple complex, possibly used for priestly functions or storage, indicating the practical and sacred functions of the temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_order_and_design_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Order and Design in Worship</a> God's detailed instructions for the temple's design reflect His desire for order and intentionality in worship. Our worship should be thoughtful and reverent, reflecting God's holiness. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_temple.htm">Symbolism of the Temple</a> The temple represents God's presence among His people. As believers, we are now the temple of the Holy Spirit, called to live lives that honor God's presence within us. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_priests_and_believers.htm">Role of Priests and Believers</a> The chambers may have been used for priestly duties, reminding us of our role as a "royal priesthood" in serving God and others. <a href="/topical/a/anticipation_of_restoration.htm">Anticipation of Restoration</a> Ezekiel's vision points to a future restoration and renewal, encouraging us to hope in God's promises and His ultimate plan for redemption. <a href="/topical/u/unity_and_symmetry_in_god's_plan.htm">Unity and Symmetry in God's Plan</a> The symmetry of the temple gates reflects the unity and harmony in God's design for His people, calling us to seek unity in the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 40</a> <a href="/q/is_ezekiel_44's_temple_purely_symbolic.htm">Ezekiel 44's temple regulations appear highly specific, yet no archaeological site conclusively matches this description--could this be evidence the prophecy was purely symbolic or never fulfilled?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_40's_details.htm">How should one reconcile the detailed architectural descriptions in Ezekiel 40 with the absence of any clear historical record of its fulfillment?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_a_sealed_east_gate.htm">Ezekiel 44:2 says the East Gate is permanently shut due to the Lord's presence--what historical or archaeological evidence supports the idea of a gate sealed forever?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_and_1_kings'_temples_differ.htm">What explains inconsistencies between the Temple vision in Ezekiel 40 and other biblical Temple descriptions, such as in 1 Kings 6-7?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(44) Without the inner gate.--Without must here be understood in a different sense from the without of <a href="/ezekiel/40-40.htm" title="And at the side without, as one goes 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.">Ezekiel 40:40</a>, because this is expressly said to be "in the inner court;" it means, therefore, only outside the gateway.Chambers of the singers.--The description of the chambers in <a href="/context/ezekiel/40-44.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 40:44-46</a> is not very clear, and has caused very great difference of opinion, and even a disposition to modify the text. But the text as it stands is supported by the ancient versions, Greek, Chaldee, and Syriac, as well as by the Masoretic punctuation. There seem to have been three or more chambers altogether, two at least at the side of the north gate opening to the south, i.e., towards the altar, and one at the east gate opening toward the north. The purpose of the chamber at the east gate is perfectly clear; it was "for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar," i.e., for those priests who were on duty at the time in connection with the sacrifices. It is not mentioned on which side of the gate it was placed, nor how large it was, but it is drawn on the plan on the north (Plan II., O). The chambers at the north gate (N), however, are called (<a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 40:44</a>) "chambers of the singers," and yet in <a href="/ezekiel/40-45.htm" title="And he said to me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.">Ezekiel 40:45</a> one of them is said to be for the priests "in charge of the house." The difficulty arises simply from the very common use of the plural in connection with only one of several persons or things, the other being separately specified. To make it entirely clear, we should say, "the chambers, one for the singers, and one for the priests." The singers were particular families of the Levites (<a href="/context/1_chronicles/6-31.htm" title="And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.">1Chronicles 6:31-37</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/9-33.htm" title="And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.">1Chronicles 9:33</a>; 1 Chronicles 25; <a href="/2_chronicles/5-12.htm" title="Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brothers, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)">2Chronicles 5:12</a>), and were not of the priestly order. The general arrangement appears to have been as follows: the offerer brings his victim into the outer court (C) near to the north gate leading into the inner court; there the Levites slay it (at x) and prepare it for the altar upon the tables provided, and then hang its flesh upon the hooks within the porch of the gate; the priests "in charge of the house" in the chamber near the inner end of the gate (N) now notify the singers in the other chamber and also the priests on duty at the altar in the chamber at the east gate (O), that both may enter upon their functions. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 44-46. - The chambers of the ringers According to ver. 44, these, of which the number is not recorded, were situated in the inner court, outside of the inner gate, at the side of the north gate, and looked towards the south, one only being located at the side of the east gate with a prospect towards the north. Interpreted in this way, they cannot have been the same as the "priests' chambers" mentioned in vers. 45, 46, though these also looked in the same direction. The language, however, seems to indicate that they were the same, and on this hypothesis it is difficult to understand how they should be called "the chambers of the singers," and at the same time be assigned to the priests, "the keepers of the charge of the house" and "the keepers of the charge of the altar." Hengstenberg. Kliefoth, Schroder, and others hold that Ezekiel purposed to suggest that in the vision-temple before him the choral service was no longer to be left exclusively in the hands of the Levites as it had been in the Solomonic temple (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-33.htm">1 Chronicles 6:33-47</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/15-17.htm">1 Chronicles 15:17</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/20-19.htm">2 Chronicles 20:19</a>), but that the priests were to participate therein. Dr. Currey imagines the chambers may have been occupied in common by the singers and the priests when engaged on duty at the temple. The LXX. text reads, "And he led me unto the inner court, and behold two chambers in the inner court, one at the back of the gate which looks towards the north, and bearing towards the south, and one at the back of the gate which looks towards the south, and bearing towards the north;" and in accordance with this Rosenmüller, Hitzig, Ewald, Keil, and Smend propose sundry emendations on the Hebrew text. Since, however, it cannot be certified that the LXX. did not paraphrase or mistranslate the present rather than follow a different text, it is safer to abide by the renderings of the Authorized and Revised Versions. Yet one cannot help feeling that the LXX. translation has the merit of clearness and simplicity. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Outside וּמִחוּצָה֩ (ū·mi·ḥū·ṣāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors the inner הַפְּנִימִ֜י (hap·pə·nî·mî) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6442.htm">Strong's 6442: </a> Interior gate, לַשַּׁ֨עַר (laš·ša·‘ar) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate within the inner הַפְּנִימִי֙ (hap·pə·nî·mî) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6442.htm">Strong's 6442: </a> Interior court, בֶּחָצֵ֤ר (be·ḥā·ṣêr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> A yard, a hamlet were two chambers, לִֽשְׁכ֣וֹת (liš·ḵō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3957.htm">Strong's 3957: </a> Room, chamber, hall, cell one שָׁרִ֗ים (šā·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7891.htm">Strong's 7891: </a> To sing beside אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the north הַצָּפ֔וֹן (haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter gate שַׁ֣עַר (ša·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate and facing וּפְנֵיהֶ֖ם (ū·p̄ə·nê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face south, הַדָּר֑וֹם (had·dā·rō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1864.htm">Strong's 1864: </a> The south, poet, the south wind and another אֶחָ֗ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first beside אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the south gate שַׁ֣עַר (ša·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate and facing פְּנֵ֖י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face north. הַצָּפֹֽן׃ (haṣ·ṣā·p̄ōn) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Ezekiel 40:44 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Ezekiel 40:44 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Ezekiel 40:44 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Ezekiel 40:44 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Ezekiel 40:44 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Ezekiel 40:44 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Ezekiel 40:44 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Ezekiel 40:44 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Ezekiel 40:44 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Ezekiel 40:44 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:44 Outside of the inner gate were chambers (Ezek. 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