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The prince shall then be in their midst. When they go in, he shall go in; and when they go out, he shall go out.
Ezekiel 46:10 · New King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB The prince shall go in with them when they go in; and when they go out, he shall go out.
  • KJV And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.
  • BSB When the people enter, the prince shall go in with them, and when they leave, he shall leave.
  • NASB And when they go in, the prince shall go in among them; and when they go out, he shall go out.
  • NLT The prince will enter and leave with the people on these occasions.

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Quick answer

The prince joins the people, entering and leaving with them. He leads in worship as one among the gathered congregation.

Overview

Though honored, the prince moves in and out with the people, sharing their worship rather than standing apart. This humble solidarity tempers his exalted role. It foreshadows Christ the King who, while supreme, is not ashamed to call His people brothers and worships in their midst (Heb. 2:11-12).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 16

  • Ps 42:4These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to God’s house, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.
  • 1 Chr 29:20Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless Yahweh your God!” All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
  • 1 Chr 29:22and ate and drank before Yahweh on that day with great gladness. They made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him before Yahweh to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.
  • 2 Chr 29:28–29All the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
  • 2 Chr 6:2–4But I have built you a house and home, a place for you to dwell in forever.”
  • 2 Chr 34:30–31The king went up to Yahweh’s house, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, both great and small; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in Yahweh’s house.
  • Neh 8:8–9They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
  • Heb 3:6but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.
  • Heb 4:14–16Having then a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold tightly to our confession.
  • Ps 122:1–4A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”
  • Matt 18:20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”
  • Matt 28:20teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
  • 2 Sam 6:14–19David danced before Yahweh with all his might; and David was clothed in a linen ephod.
  • Rev 2:1“To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: “He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lamp stands says these things:
  • 2 Chr 20:27–28Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Yahweh had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
  • 2 Chr 7:4–5Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before Yahweh.

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Christ at the center

The promise of one Shepherd-King David, a new heart and new Spirit, and the river of life flowing from the temple all stream toward Christ, the good Shepherd who gives the Spirit.

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