¹⁹ Then the man brought me through the entrance^(A) at the side of the gate to the sacred rooms facing north,^(B) which belonged to the priests, and showed me a place at the western end.

⁹ The lower rooms had an entrance^(A) on the east side as one enters them from the outer court.

⁴ Then the man brought me by way of the north gate^(A) to the front of the temple. I looked and saw the glory of the Lord filling the temple^(B) of the Lord, and I fell facedown.^(C)

⁵ The Lord said to me, “Son of man, look carefully, listen closely and give attention to everything I tell you concerning all the regulations and instructions regarding the temple of the Lord. Give attention to the entrance^(D) to the temple and all the exits of the sanctuary.^(E)

The Rooms for the Priests

⁴⁴ Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two rooms, one^[a] at the side of the north gate and facing south, and another at the side of the south^[b] gate and facing north. ⁴⁵ He said to me, “The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple,^{(A) 46} and the room facing north^(B) is for the priests who guard the altar.^(C) These are the sons of Zadok,^(D) who are the only Levites who may draw near to the Lord to minister before him.^(E)”