35And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;
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Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.
And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.
Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.
And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 27-38)In these verses we have a delineation of the inner court. The survey of the outer court ended with the south side of it. This of the inner court begins with the south side (Ezek. 40:27), proceeds to the east (Ezek. 40:32), and so to the north (Ezek. 40:35); for here is no gate either of the outer or inner court towards the west . It should seem that in Solomon’s temple there were gates westward, f…
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