Ezekiel 42:1

“Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north, &c.] After the dimensions of the gates and courts of this building had been shown, and that of itself, the holy and most holy place, with the ornaments thereof; the prophet is brought by his guide into the outward court, which encompassed the building to the north part of it; probably he came out of the north gate of the house into it. So the Targum renders it, “by the way of the gate which is open to the way of the north:” and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place; or holy of holies; (see <264112>Ezekiel 41:12), over against or before this, to the north of it, were a chamber or…”

“CHAMBERS OF THE PRIESTS: MEASUREMENTS OF THE TEMPLE. (Eze. 42:1-20) Before the length of an hundred cubits--that is before "the separate place," which was that length (Eze 41:13). He had before spoken of chambers for the officiating priests on the north and south gates of the inner court (Eze 40:44-46). He now returns to take a more exact view of them.”

“Utter court - Outward court, so Ezekiel 42:3. Into the chamber ... before the building - to the chambers (See L, Plan II)... over against etc. “The building” is the temple-building, for this row of chambers was built against eighty cubits of the wall bounding “the separate place” and twenty cubits of the wall of the temple-court. return to 'Top of Page'”

“42:1 Having reached the center of the Temple complex, Ezekiel began traveling outward again.”

“he brought: Eze 40:2, Eze 40:3, Eze 40:24, Eze 41:1 the utter court: Eze 40:20; Rev 11:2 chamber: This seems to denote a row of chambers in three stories; which appear to have been situated in the inner court (here called the outer court in reference to the temple, Eze 42:13, Eze 42:14), just before the separate place, at the entrance from the north. Eze 42:4, Eze 41:9, Eze 41:12-15 Ezekiel 42:2”

“The Cell-Building in the Outer Court for Holy Use Eze 42:1. And he brought me out into the outer court by the way toward the north, and brought me to the cell-building, which was opposite to the separate place, and opposite to the building toward the north, Eze 42:2. Before the long side of a hundred cubits, with the door toward the north, and the breadth fifty cubits, Eze 42:3. Opposite to the twenty of the inner court and opposite to the stone pavement of the outer-court; gallery against gallery was in the third storey. Eze 42:4. And before the cells a walk, ten cubits broad; to the inner a way of a hundred cubits; and their doors went to the north. Eze 42:5. And the upper cells were…”