Then he went into (A)the gateway facing east, (B)going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:6 Hebrew deep, and one threshold, one reed deep

The Glory of the Lord Fills the Temple

43 Then he led me to (A)the gate, the gate facing east.

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16 And he brought me into (A)the inner court of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the entrance of the temple of the Lord, (B)between the (C)porch and (D)the altar, were about twenty-five men, (E)with their backs to the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east, worshiping (F)the sun toward the east.

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The North Gate

20 As for (A)the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to (B)the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth.

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Judgment on Wicked Counselors

11 (A)The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to (B)the east gate of the house of the Lord, which faces east. And behold, at the entrance of the gateway there were (C)twenty-five men. And I saw among them Jaazaniah (D)the son of Azzur, and (E)Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

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18 (A)Then (B)the glory of the Lord went out from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

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and go out (A)to the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the entry of the Potsherd Gate, and proclaim there the words that I tell you.

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10 For a day (A)in your courts is better
    than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be (B)a doorkeeper in the house of my God
    than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

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29 After them Zadok the son of Immer repaired opposite his own house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, repaired.

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24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south.

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18 until then they were (A)in the king's gate on the east side as the gatekeepers of the camps of the Levites.

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The entrance for the lowest[a] story was on the south side of the house, and one went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:8 Septuagint, Targum; Hebrew middle

Water Flowing from the Temple

47 Then he brought me back to (A)the door of the temple, and behold, (B)water was issuing from below (C)the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of (D)the altar.

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12 When the prince provides (A)a freewill offering, either a burnt offering or peace offerings as a freewill offering to the Lord, (B)the gate facing east shall be opened for him. And he shall offer his burnt offering or his peace offerings (C)as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he has gone out the gate shall be shut.

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The Prince and the Feasts

46 “Thus says the Lord God: (A)The gate of (B)the inner court that faces east shall be shut on the six working days, but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and (C)on the day of the new moon it shall be opened. (D)The prince shall enter by the vestibule of the gate from outside, and shall take his stand by (E)the post of the gate. (F)The priests shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at (G)the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until evening.

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The Gate for the Prince

44 Then he brought me (A)back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, (B)which faces east. And it was shut.

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by setting their threshold by my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with (A)only a wall between me and them. They have (B)defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed, so I have consumed them in my anger.

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26 And there were seven steps leading up to it, and its vestibule was before them, and it had (A)palm trees on its jambs, one on either side.

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And (A)the side rooms, one reed long and one reed broad; and the space between the side rooms, five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end, one reed.

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The East Gate to the Outer Court

And behold, there was (A)a wall all around the outside of the temple area, and the length of the measuring reed in the man's hand was six long cubits, (B)each being a cubit and a handbreadth[a] in length. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:5 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters; a handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters

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