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Ezekiel 41:5

Ezekiel 41:5
After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

After he measured the wall of the house six cubits,.... Or a reed, three yards and a half thick: this was the wall of the holy of holies, or which divided that from the holy place, and was not in the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The wall of the house - This was the outer wall of the temple itself. Its thickness of six cubits corresponds with the colossal proportions of the architecture of the east. Every side chamber - the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 41:1-11

We are still attending a prophet that is under the guidance of an angel, and therefore attend with reverence, though we are often at a loss to know both what this is and what it is to us. Observe…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ezekiel 41:5-11

Eze 41:5-11. The side chambers or annexe to the house

The text in some places is confused, but the general meaning is clear. Round about the wall of the house on three sides (N., W. and S.) were…

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