Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
thereof—of the holy of holies.
before the temple—that is, before, or in front of the most holy place (so "temple" is used in I Kings 6:3). The angel went in and measured it, while Ezekiel stood in front, in the only part of the temple accessible to him. The dimensions of the two apartments are the same as in Solomon's temple, since being fixed originally by God, they are regarded as finally determined.
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