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Ezekiel 41:23
Both the outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary had double doors,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The visionary narrator relays the temple architect's measurements to Ezekiel during a prophetic vision of the restored sanctuary's layout. The speaker describes the physical structure to Ezekiel as the vision details the temple's reconstruction.
The words — The Hebrew וּשְתַּיִם דְּלָתוֹת (u./she.Ta.yim de.la.Tot) literally translates "and two doors" or "double doors." These terms specify the exact count and physical configuration of the access points for the designated chambers.
The thread — This structural detail aligns with earlier temple records describing the entrance to the inner sanctuary (1 Kings 6:31) and the gold doors of the temple (2 Chronicles 4:22). Ezekiel's vision applies these established measurements to the restored holy space (Ezekiel 41:1).
Why it lands — The text first establishes that both the outer and inner sanctuaries were equipped with double doors. A reader must note how this precise architectural specification defines the controlled access and spatial separation between the temple's designated holy areas.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 6:31 For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.
- 2 Chronicles 4:22 the wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers of pure gold; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place as well as the doors of the main hall.
- Ezekiel 41:1 Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side.