On the south side along the length of the wall of the outer court were chambers adjoining the courtyard and opposite the building,
Parallel translations
- WEB In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, before the separate place, and before the building, there were rooms.
- KJV The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.
- NKJV Also there were chambers in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, opposite the separating courtyard and opposite the building.
- NASB In the thickness of the wall of the courtyard toward the east, facing the separate area and facing the building, there were chambers.
- NLT On the south side of the Temple there were two blocks of rooms just south of the inner courtyard between the Temple and the outer courtyard. These rooms were arranged just like the rooms on the north.
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Quick answer
Corresponding chambers stood on the south side as well, by the eastern wall. The provision of priestly rooms was balanced on both sides of the temple.
Overview
The guide describes a matching set of chambers to the south, mirroring those on the north. The symmetry reflects the ordered completeness of the temple's design. Such balance and provision throughout God's house testify to his thorough care, ultimately seen in the fullness of grace provided in Christ for all his people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ezek 42:1Then the man led me out northward into the outer court, and he brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple courtyard and the outer wall on the north side.
- Ezek 42:13Then the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.
- 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,
- Ezek 42:7An outer wall in front of the chambers was fifty cubits long and ran parallel to the chambers and the outer court.
- Ezek 41:12–15Now the building that faced the temple courtyard on the west was seventy cubits wide, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, with a length of ninety cubits.
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