Ezekiel 40:45

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Then he said to me, 'This chamber, which faces south, is for the priests who keep charge of the temple.'

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  • 1 Chr 9:23 : 23 They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the Lord—the house of the tent—by rotations.
  • Lev 8:35 : 35 You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the Lord's charge so that you will not die, for this is what I was commanded.
  • Ps 134:1 : 1 A Song of Ascents: Look, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand in the house of the LORD during the night.
  • Ezek 8:5 : 5 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, lift up your eyes now toward the north.' So I lifted my eyes toward the north, and there, north of the gate of the altar, was this idol of jealousy at the entrance.
  • Mal 2:4-7 : 4 Then you will know that I have sent this command to you so that My covenant with Levi may continue, says the Lord of Hosts. 5 My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. It called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name. 6 True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and turned many from sin. 7 For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
  • 1 Tim 6:20 : 20 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent and empty speech and contradictions from what is falsely called knowledge.
  • Rev 1:6 : 6 and has made us a kingdom and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
  • Num 3:27-28 : 27 To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites. These are the clans of the Kohathites. 28 Their census, counting every male a month old and upward, numbered 8,600, responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
  • Num 3:32 : 32 The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, who had oversight of those keeping charge of the sanctuary.
  • Num 3:38 : 38 Those to camp in front of the tabernacle, on the east side before the tent of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons, keeping charge of the sanctuary for the duties of the people of Israel. Any outsider who approached was to be put to death.
  • Num 18:5 : 5 You are to perform the duties of the sanctuary and the altar, so that no further wrath will fall on the Israelites.
  • 1 Chr 6:49 : 49 The sons of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their surrounding pasturelands.
  • 2 Chr 13:11 : 11 Every morning and evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set the rows of bread on the ceremonially clean table and light the golden lampstand and its lamps each evening. We are keeping the charge of the LORD our God, but you have forsaken Him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 40:46-47
    2 verses
    89%

    46And the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who are from the descendants of Levi and are allowed to come near to the LORD to minister to Him.

    47He measured the courtyard as one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, forming a square. The altar was in front of the temple.

  • Ezek 40:44
    86%

    44Outside the inner gate, in the inner courtyard, were chambers for the singers, by the side of the north gate facing south, and one by the side of the east gate facing north.

  • Ezek 46:19
    81%

    19Then he brought me through the entrance that was at the side of the gate to the holy chambers facing north, which were for the priests. And there, I saw a place at the far west end.

  • Ezek 42:7-15
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    7There was a wall on the outside beside the chambers, parallel to the outer court—a wall fifty cubits long.

    8For the length of the chambers belonging to the outer court was fifty cubits, whereas those that faced the temple were one hundred cubits long.

    9Underneath these chambers was the entrance from the east, which one could use when coming into them from the outer court.

    10On the width of the wall of the courtyard, facing the separated area and the building, on the east side, were chambers.

    11The passageway in front of them matched the appearance of the chambers on the north; they had the same length and width, with identical exits, designs, and entrances.

    12Just like the entrances of the chambers facing south, there was an entrance at the head of the way that ran before the wall, directly eastward as one approached them.

    13Then he said to me, "The chambers on the north and the chambers on the south, which face the separated area, are the holy chambers where the priests who draw near to the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. They will place the most holy offerings—the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering—there, for the place is holy.

    14When the priests enter, they must not go out from the holy place to the outer court, but they must leave their garments in which they minister there, for they are holy. They shall wear other garments before they come near to the area accessible to the people.

    15When he had finished measuring the inner temple area, he brought me out through the gate that faced east, and he measured all around the area.

  • Ezek 42:1-5
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    78%

    1Then he brought me out to the outer court, leading me in the direction of the north, and he brought me to the chamber that faced the separated area and the building, toward the north.

    2In front of the length of one hundred cubits was the north-facing entrance, and it was fifty cubits wide.

    3It faced the twenty cubits belonging to the inner court and the pavement belonging to the outer court, with a gallery facing a gallery, set in three tiers.

    4Opposite the chambers was a walkway ten cubits wide and one cubit long, and their entrances faced the north.

    5The upper chambers were shorter because the galleries took away space from them, compared to the lower and middle tiers of the building.

  • Ezek 40:24
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    24Then he led me southward, where I saw a gate facing south. He measured its posts and its porches, and their dimensions matched those of the others.

  • Neh 13:5
    76%

    5He had provided Tobiah with a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, incense, temple articles, tithes of grain, new wine, and oil, which were prescribed for the Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.

  • Ezek 45:4-5
    2 verses
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    4This holy portion of the land will be set aside for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary who draw near to serve the Lord. It will provide them with a place for their houses and a sanctuary for the sanctuary.

    5An area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width will be for the Levites, who serve in the temple. It will be their possession, including twenty chambers.

  • Ezek 40:27-28
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    27A gate to the inner courtyard facing south was opposite this gate. He measured from gate to gate, and it was one hundred cubits.

    28Then he brought me through the south gate into the inner courtyard, where he measured this gate, and it had the same dimensions as the others.

  • Ezek 41:9-12
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    9The outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits thick, and there was a free space of open ground around the temple.

    10There was a space of twenty cubits between the side chambers and the outer chambers, all around the temple.

    11The entrances to the side chambers opened into the free space, with one entrance facing north and another facing south. The width of the open area was five cubits all around.

    12The building facing the courtyard on the west side was seventy cubits wide, and its wall was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.

  • Ezek 44:14
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    14I will appoint them as caretakers of the temple to perform all its duties and all that needs to be done within it.

  • Ezek 40:35-36
    2 verses
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    35He brought me to the north gate and measured it. Its dimensions were the same as the others.

    36Its guardrooms, posts, and porches matched the measurements of the others. Windows were all around. The length of the gate was fifty cubits, and the width was twenty-five cubits.

  • Ezek 48:11
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    11It shall be for the consecrated priests of the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary and did not go astray when the Israelites and the Levites did.

  • Ezek 40:10
    74%

    10There were three guardrooms on either side of the east-facing gateway, all of them were of equal dimension. The pilasters on either side also measured the same.

  • Ezek 40:17
    74%

    17Then he brought me to the outer courtyard, where there were chambers and a paved surface created all around the courtyard. Thirty chambers faced the pavement.

  • Neh 12:45
    73%

    45They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as commanded by David and Solomon his son.

  • Ezek 40:20-21
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    73%

    20He measured a gate that faced north, belonging to the outer courtyard. Its length and width were measured.

    21Its guardrooms—three on each side—its posts and its porches had the same dimensions as the first gate, fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

  • Ezek 41:15
    73%

    15He measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the back, along with its galleries on either side, which were one hundred cubits. The interior of the temple and the porches of the courtyard were also measured.

  • Ezek 40:7
    73%

    7Each guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide, and the space between the guardrooms was five cubits. The threshold of the gateway at the porch of the gate, located toward the inside, was also one rod.

  • Ezek 40:12
    73%

    12There was a border of one cubit in front of the guardrooms on either side, and each guardroom was six cubits square on both sides.

  • 2 Chr 23:4
    73%

    4This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who are coming on duty on the Sabbath shall be gatekeepers.

  • Ezek 41:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4He measured the length of the room as twenty cubits and its width as twenty cubits in front of the temple. He said to me, "This is the Most Holy Place."

    5Then he measured the wall of the temple, which was six cubits thick, and the width of the side rooms surrounding the temple was four cubits.

  • Ezek 44:1
    72%

    1Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faced east; but it was shut.

  • 1 Chr 9:26
    72%

    26For these four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the chambers and the treasuries of the house of God because of their faithfulness.

  • Ezek 40:38
    72%

    38There was a chamber with its entrance by the gateposts, where the burnt offerings were washed.

  • 2 Chr 31:11
    72%

    11Hezekiah gave orders to prepare storerooms in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them.

  • 1 Kgs 6:17
    72%

    17The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was forty cubits long.

  • Ezek 40:32
    72%

    32Then he brought me to the inner courtyard, facing east, measured the gate, and its dimensions were the same as the others.

  • Jer 35:4
    72%

    4And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was near the chamber of the officials, above the chamber of Maaseiah, son of Shallum, the gatekeeper.