4 And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.
4 And before the chambers was a passage inward, ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long,
4 In front of the rooms on the inside was a hallway seventeen and a half feet wide and one hundred seventy-five feet long. Its entrances were from the north.
4 In front of the chambers, toward the inside, was a walk ten cubits wide, at a distance of one cubit; and their doors faced north.
4 Between the two blocks of rooms ran a walkway 17 feet wide. It extended the entire 175Â feet of the complex, and all the doors faced north.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 42:4
Chapter Summary
In this chapter are described the priests' chambers, their use, and the dimensions of the holy mount on which the temple stood. These chambers were many. Jesus said, In my Father's house are many mansions: in his house on earth there are many; multitudes, by faith, are lodging in his sanctuary, and yet there is room. These chambers, though private, were near the temple. Our religious services in our chambers, must prepare for public devotions, and further us in improving them, as our opportunities are.