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Ezekiel 40:34

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 40:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
Ezekiel 40:34 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 40

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
31And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
32And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures;
33and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about; it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
34And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
35And he brought me to the north gate: and he measured [it] according to these measures;
36the lodges thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof: and there were windows therein round about; the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
37And the posts thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the arches thereof were toward the outward court, &c.] As those of the south gate, (<264031>Ezekiel 40:31), and the palm trees on the posts, and the steps up to it, the same as there. Ver. 35, 36, 37. And he brought me to the north gate, &c.] That is, of the inner court, for he had measured before the north gate that led to the outward court, (<264020>Ezekiel 40:20), and here the little chambers, posts, arches, and steps, in all things agree with those of the other gates: what were observed in it different from the rest, an account is given of it in the following verse.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“palm trees: That is, probably, the capital of each pillar was ornamented with sculpture, representing leaves or branches of the palm tree. eight steps: Eze 40:6, Eze 40:22, Eze 40:26, Eze 40:31, Eze 40:34, Eze 40:37, Eze 40:49 Ezekiel 40:35”
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