Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.
Parallel translations
- WEB Outside of the inner gate were rooms for the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south; one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.
- KJV And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.
- NKJV Outside the inner gate were the chambers for the singers in the inner court, one facing south at the side of the northern gateway, and the other facing north at the side of the southern gateway.
- NASB From the outside to the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner courtyard, one of which was at the side of the north gate, with its front toward the south, and one at the side of the south gate facing north.
- NLT Inside the inner courtyard were two rooms, one beside the north gateway, facing south, and the other beside the south gateway, facing north.
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Quick answer
Rooms were set apart in the inner court for the singers and ministering priests. Worship in God's house includes praise as well as sacrifice.
Overview
Chambers for those serving in the temple, including singers, are noted near the inner gates. Music and praise had a designated place in Israel's worship (1 Chronicles 25). The vision shows a restored community where both atonement and adoration are honored, pointing to the people Christ gathers to offer continual praise to God (Hebrews 13:15).
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- 1 Chr 6:31–32These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
- Ezek 40:23There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured the distance from gateway to gateway to be a hundred cubits.
- Ezek 40:27The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.
- 1 Chr 16:41–43With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”
- Ezek 40:10There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements.
- Ezek 40:38There was a chamber with a doorway by the portico in each of the inner gateways. There the burnt offering was to be washed.
- Eph 5:19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
- Ezek 40:29Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
- Ezek 40:7Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep.
- Ezek 40:17Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,
- Col 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
- 1 Chr 25:1–31Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
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