Ezekiel 42:19

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 42:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
Ezekiel 42:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 42

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“He turned about to the west side, &c.] And took the dimensions of that, from angle to angle, the south and north points of it: and measured five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed; and it was exactly of the same measure with the other three sides.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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'”
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