King James Version
What Does Ezekiel 41:24 Mean?
“And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door.”
Context
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The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.
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And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
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And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door.
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And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without.
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And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(24) **Two turning leaves.—**The doors both of the Holy Place and of the Holy of Holies are more fully described in 1Kings 6:31-35. It is to be understood that each of them was made in two parts, and each part again in two leaves folding back, so that there were in all four leaves in each door.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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