Ezekiel 42:5

Ezekiel 42:5

3 Opposite the inner court of twenty cubits, and opposite the ^apavement of the outer court, was ^bgallery against gallery in three stories.

4 In front of the chambers, toward the inside, was a walk ten cubits wide, at a distance of one cubit; and their doors faced north.

5 Now the upper chambers were shorter, because the galleries took away space from them more than from the lower and middle stories of the building.

6 For they were in three stories and did not have pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper level was¹ shortened more than the lower and middle levels from the ground up.

7 And a wall which was outside ran parallel to the chambers, at the front of the chambers, toward the outer court; its length was fifty cubits.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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shorter—that is, the building became narrower as it rose in height. The chambers were many: so "in My Father's house are many mansions" (John 14:2); and besides these there was much "room" still left (compare Luke 14:22). The chambers, though private, were near the temple. Prayer in our chambers is to prepare us for public devotions, and to help us in improving them.

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