Ezekiel 42:18

“He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, &c.] From the two angles of that side, east and west; and it amounted to just the same number of reeds, even five hundred reeds, or one thousand seven hundred and fifty yards: with the measuring reed; the same as before; here, and in the next verse, the phrase “round about” is not used, but is to be understood; and having been repeated, there was no need of mentioning it again.”

“The Precincts. The temple and its courts were surrounded by an area of exact dimensions 3,000 cubits (1,500 yards) square. See Plan IV. Ezekiel 42:15 The inner house - The temple and its courts, all that lay within the “wall on the outside of the house Ezekiel 40:5; the gate” is the eastern gate of the outer court. Measured it round about - The precincts, into which he had brought the seer through the eastern gate of the outer court. return to 'Top of Page'”