Ezekiel 40:44-47

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁴⁴ Just outside of the inner gateway, in the inner courtyard, were two rooms,^[a] one beside the north gate, which faced south, and the other beside the south^[b] gate, which faced north. ⁴⁵ He said to me, “This room that faces south is for the priests who guard the temple, ⁴⁶ and the room that faces north is for the priests who guard the altar. They are descendants of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the Lord to minister to him.”

The Inner Courtyard

⁴⁷ Then he measured the courtyard.^[c] It was one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide^[d]—a square. The altar was in front of the temple.