King James Version
What Does Ezekiel 41:10 Mean?
“And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.”
Context
8
I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
9
The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within.
10
And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.
11
And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.
12
Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(10) **Between the chambers.—**There was a space of twenty cubits (I) between the foundation on which the chambers and the Temple stood and the wall of the court on all three sides on which the chambers extended.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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