Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The rooms on the top floor had no pillars, as the courts had; so they were smaller in floor space than those on the lower and middle floors. New Living Translation Since there were three levels and they did not have supporting columns as in the courtyards, each of the upper levels was set back from the level beneath it. English Standard Version For they were in three stories, and they had no pillars like the pillars of the courts. Thus the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and the middle ones. Berean Standard Bible For they were arranged in three stories, and unlike the courts, they had no pillars. So the upper chambers were set back further than the lower and middle floors. King James Bible For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground. New King James Version For they were in three stories and did not have pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper level was shortened more than the lower and middle levels from the ground up. New American Standard Bible For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courtyards; for that reason the upper chambers were set back from the ground upward, more than the lower and middle ones. NASB 1995 For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the ground upward, more than the lower and middle ones. NASB 1977 For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the ground upward, more than the lower and middle ones. Legacy Standard Bible For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the ground upward, more than the lower and middle ones. Amplified Bible for they were in three stories and did not have pillars like the pillars of the [outer] courtyards; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and the middle ones. Christian Standard Bible For they were arranged in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and middle stories. Holman Christian Standard Bible For they were arranged in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and middle stories. American Standard Version For they were in three stories, and they had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the uppermost was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground. Contemporary English Version The rooms on the bottom level supported those on the two upper levels, and so these rooms did not have columns like other buildings in the courtyard. English Revised Version For they were in three stories, and they had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the uppermost was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground. GOD'S WORD® Translation The rooms were in three stories. They didn't have pillars like the pillars in the courtyards. That is why the rooms on the third story were set farther back than those on the first and second stories. Good News Translation The rooms at all three levels were on terraces and were not supported by columns like the other buildings in the courtyard. International Standard Version The three part structure had no columns, unlike the courts, which is why the upper chambers were offset from the ground upward, more so than the lower and middle chambers. Majority Standard Bible For they were arranged in three stories, and unlike the courts, they had no pillars. So the upper chambers were set back further than the lower and middle floors. NET Bible For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and upper ones. New Heart English Bible For they were in three stories, and they didn't have pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the uppermost was straitened more than the lowest and the middle from the ground. Webster's Bible Translation For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground. World English Bible For they were in three stories, and they didn’t have pillars as the pillars of the courts. Therefore the uppermost was set back more than the lowest and the middle from the ground. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor they [are] threefold, and they have no pillars as the pillars of the court, therefore it has been kept back—more than the lower and than the middle one—from the ground. Young's Literal Translation for they are threefold, and they have no pillars as the pillars of the court, therefore it hath been kept back -- more than the lower and than the middle one -- from the ground. Smith's Literal Translation For they were from threes, and no pillars to them as the pillars of the enclosures: for this it was contracted from the lower and from the middle from the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor they were of three stories, and had not pillars, as the pillars of the courts: therefore did they appear above out of the lower places, and out of the middle places, fifty cubits from the ground. Catholic Public Domain Version For they were of three levels, and they did not have pillars, as they were like the pillars of the courts. Because of this, they projected from the lower levels and from the middle, fifty cubits from the ground. New American Bible Because they were in three tiers, they did not have foundations like the court, but were set back from the lower and middle levels from the ground up. New Revised Standard Version For they were in three stories, and they had no pillars like the pillars of the outer court; for this reason the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and the middle ones. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor they were in three stories, but had no pillars like the pillars of the court; therefore the upper rooms were smaller than the lower rooms and the middle ones. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated For they were trisected, and there were no pillars for them like the pillars of the courtyard, therefore they were smaller than the lower ones and the middle ones OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For they were in three stories, and they had not pillars as the pillars of the courts; therefore room was taken away from the lowest and the middlemost, in comparison with the ground. Brenton Septuagint Translation For they were triple, and they had not pillars like the pillars of the outer ones: therefore they projected from the lower ones and the middle ones from the ground. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Chambers for the Priests…5Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building. 6For they were arranged in three stories, and unlike the courts, they had no pillars. So the upper chambers were set back further than the lower and middle floors. 7An outer wall in front of the chambers was fifty cubits long and ran parallel to the chambers and the outer court.… Cross References 1 Kings 6:5-10 Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms. / The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls. / The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. ... 1 Kings 7:2-3 He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams. / The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row. 2 Chronicles 3:9 The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. 2 Chronicles 4:5 It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths. 1 Kings 6:8 The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the temple. A stairway led up to the middle level, and from there to the third floor. 1 Kings 6:16-20 He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. / And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long. / The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen. ... 1 Kings 6:29-36 Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. / And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries. / For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts. ... 1 Kings 7:6-12 Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico. / In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling. / And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married. ... 2 Chronicles 3:3-4 The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. / The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. 2 Chronicles 3:11-13 The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub. / The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub. / So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room. 2 Chronicles 4:7-8 He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. / Additionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls. 1 Kings 6:2-4 The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. / The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple. / He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple. 1 Kings 6:15 He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards. 1 Kings 6:21-22 So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold. / So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary. 1 Kings 6:31-35 For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts. / The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold. / In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance. ... Treasury of Scripture For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground. Ezekiel 41:6 And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house. 1 Kings 6:8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third. Jump to Previous Building Chambers Comparison Court Courts Earth Floors Ground Hence Highest Lowest Middle Middlemost Narrower Ones Outer Pillars Room Rooms Smaller Space Square Stories Straitened Three Upper Uppermost UpwardJump to Next Building Chambers Comparison Court Courts Earth Floors Ground Hence Highest Lowest Middle Middlemost Narrower Ones Outer Pillars Room Rooms Smaller Space Square Stories Straitened Three Upper Uppermost UpwardEzekiel 42 1. The chambers for the priests13. The use thereof 15. The measures of the outward court For they were arranged in three stories The arrangement of the chambers in three stories reflects the architectural design common in ancient Near Eastern structures, particularly in temple complexes. This tripartite structure may symbolize completeness or divine order, as the number three often holds significance in biblical numerology. The three stories could also represent different levels of holiness or function within the temple precincts, similar to the divisions seen in the Tabernacle and Solomon's Temple. and unlike the courts, they had no pillars So the upper chambers were set back further than the lower and middle floors Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book. He receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of the new temple. 2. The Temple The vision of the temple in Ezekiel 40-48 is a prophetic vision of a future temple, symbolizing God's presence and holiness among His people. 3. The Upper Chambers These are part of the temple's structure described in Ezekiel's vision. They are significant in their architectural design, lacking pillars and being set back from the lower floors. Teaching Points God's Detailed PlanThe intricate details of the temple's design reflect God's attention to detail and His specific plans for His people. We can trust that God has a detailed plan for our lives. Symbolism of Structure The absence of pillars in the upper chambers may symbolize reliance on God's strength rather than human support. In our lives, we should depend on God's strength rather than our own. Progressive Revelation The three accounts of the chambers can symbolize the progressive revelation of God's plan throughout history, culminating in Christ. We should seek to understand God's unfolding plan in our lives. Holiness and Separation The set-back design of the upper chambers may indicate a separation for holiness. We are called to live lives set apart for God, reflecting His holiness.(6) As the pillars of the courts.--This statement is introduced to show that as there was no external support for the galleries, they must have been taken from the width of the chambers; but it gives incidentally the interesting information that there were pillars in the courts. These could not have been the ornamental pillars at the entrance of the various porches, for the connection implies that they supported something. It is quite likely, therefore, that there were cloisters around the inside of the wall of the courts (on the pavement), as in the later Temple.Verse 6 supplies the reason for this shortening of the upper stories. The chambers had not pillars (see on Ezekiel 40:49) as the courts had. Though it is not otherwise stated, these appear to have had colonnades like these in the Herodian (Josephus, 'Aut.,' 15. 11. 5) and probably also the Solomonic temple (Acts 3:11); and hence the second and third stories required to recede in order to find supports for their respective galleries. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they הֵ֔נָּה (hên·nāh) Pronoun - third person feminine plural Strong's 2007: Themselves were arranged in three stories מְשֻׁלָּשׁוֹת֙ (mə·šul·lā·šō·wṯ) Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 8027: To do a third time, divide into three parts and had no וְאֵ֤ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle pillars עַמּוּדִ֔ים (‘am·mū·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5982: A column, a stand, platform like those כְּעַמּוּדֵ֖י (kə·‘am·mū·ḏê) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5982: A column, a stand, platform of the courts; הַחֲצֵר֑וֹת (ha·ḥă·ṣê·rō·wṯ) Article | Noun - common plural Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet so עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the upper chambers were set back further נֶאֱצַ֗ל (ne·’ĕ·ṣal) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 680: To lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold than the lower מֵהַתַּחְתּוֹנ֛וֹת (mê·hat·taḥ·tō·w·nō·wṯ) Preposition-m, Article | Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 8481: Lower, lowest and middle floors. וּמֵהַתִּֽיכֹנ֖וֹת (ū·mê·hat·tî·ḵō·nō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Article | Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 8484: Central Links Ezekiel 42:6 NIVEzekiel 42:6 NLT Ezekiel 42:6 ESV Ezekiel 42:6 NASB Ezekiel 42:6 KJV Ezekiel 42:6 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 42:6 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 42:6 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 42:6 French Bible Ezekiel 42:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 42:6 For they were in three stories (Ezek. 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