Ezekiel 41:23 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.”

Ezekiel 41:23

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The posts of the temple {were} squared, {and} the face of the sanctuary; the appearance {of the one} as the appearance {of the other}. {posts: Heb. post}

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.

And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.

And the doors had two leaves {apiece}, two turning leaves; two {leaves} for the one door, and two leaves for the other {door}.

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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Ezekiel 41:1

"Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, {which was} the breadth of the tabernacle."

Ezekiel 41:2

"And the breadth of the door {was} ten cubits; and the sides of the door {were} five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits. {door: or, entrance}"

Ezekiel 41:3

"Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits."

Ezekiel 41:4

"So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This {is} the most holy {place}."

Ezekiel 41:5

"After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of {every} side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side."

Ezekiel 41:6

"And the side chambers {were} three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which {was} of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house. {one...: Heb. side chamber over side chamber} {thirty...: or, three and thirty times, or, foot} {have hold: Heb. be holden}"

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