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Ezekiel 48:23

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 48:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin, one [portion].” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin, one [portion].
Ezekiel 48:23 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 48

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20All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation four-square, with the possession of the city.
21And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city; in front of the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward in front of the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, answerable unto the portions, it shall be for the prince: and the holy oblation and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
22Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince`s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, it shall be for the prince.
23And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin, one [portion].
24And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon, one [portion].
25And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar, one [portion].
26And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun, one [portion].
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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
“As for the rest of the tribes, &c.] Not yet mentioned, which lay to the south of the sanctuary, and are as follow: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion; the sons of God’s right hand, who are as near and dear to him as a man’s right hand is to him. Judah and Benjamin are nearest to the holy oblation, sanctuary, city, and prince; the one to the north of them, the other to the south; these tribes being faithful to God, and with his saints, when others departed from him; the Lord takes great notice of his faithful ones, and honours them, (<281112>Hosea 11:12).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Benjamin: Eze 48:1-7; Gen 35:16-19; Jos 18:21-28 a portion: Heb. one portion, Eze 48:1 Ezekiel 48:24”
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