Ezekiel 41:9

9 The thickness of the outer wall of the side rooms was eight and three-quarter feet.^[a] The free space between the side rooms of the temple

Ezekiel 41:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 41:9

The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chambers
without, was five cubits
This is the outward wall of the chambers, north and south, which was five cubits thick, made of stone; (See Gill on Ezekiel 41:5), and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were
within;
this was a void space, not built upon, which was before the chambers that stood within it; and was a space to walk in for those that dwelt in the chambers, or to go in from chamber to chamber; which also was five cubits in breadth, as appears from the next verse. This may denote the communion of churches, and the members of them one with another.

Ezekiel 41:9 In-Context

7 The side rooms surrounding [the temple] widened at each successive story, for the structure surrounding the temple [went up] by stages. This was the reason for the temple's broadness as it rose. And so, one would go up from the lowest story to the highest by means of the middle one.

8 I saw that the temple had a raised platform surrounding [it]; this foundation for the side rooms was 10 and a half feet high.

9 The thickness of the outer wall of the side rooms was eight and three-quarter feet. The free space between the side rooms of the temple

10 and the [outer] chambers was 35 feet wide all around the temple.

11 The side rooms opened into the free space, one entrance toward the north and another to the south. The area of free space was eight and three-quarter feet wide all around.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit five cubits