Bible Strands
Ezekiel 40:44
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A measuring man addresses Ezekiel during a visionary tour of the restored temple's inner court layout.
The words — לִֽשְׁכ֣וֹת (lish.Khot) denotes rooms or chambers, while שָׁרִ֗ים (sha.Rim) translates to singers, identifying the intended occupants of these structures.
The thread — The spatial arrangement continues the temple survey begun in Ezekiel 40:23 and aligns with the later assignment of musical and priestly personnel in 1 Chronicles 6:31 and 1 Chronicles 16:41.
Why it lands — It demands recognition that sacred geography dictates function, requiring readers to track how physical boundaries separate and assign specific roles within the worship complex.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 6:31 These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
- 1 Chronicles 16:41 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.”
- Ezekiel 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.
- Ezekiel 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.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1 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:
- Ezekiel 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.
- Ezekiel 40:10 There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements.
- Ezekiel 40:17 Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,
- Ezekiel 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.
- Ezekiel 40:38 There was a chamber with a doorway by the portico in each of the inner gateways. There the burnt offering was to be washed.