Ezekiel 40:45
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New International Version (©2011)
He said to me, "The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple,

New Living Translation (©2007)
And the man said to me, "The room beside the north inner gate is for the priests who supervise the Temple maintenance.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And he said to me, This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
He said to me, "This is the chamber which faces toward the south, intended for the priests who keep charge of the temple;

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Then the man said to me: "This chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple.

International Standard Version (©2012)
The angel told me, "This south-facing chamber is for the priests who maintain the Temple,

NET Bible (©2006)
He said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The man said to me, "This room that faces south is for the priests who serve in the temple.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And he said unto me, This chamber, facing toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers in charge of the house.

American King James Version
And he said to me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

American Standard Version
And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to me: This chamber, which looketh toward the south shall be for the priests that watch in the wards of the temple.

Darby Bible Translation
And he said unto me, This cell whose front is towards the south is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

English Revised Version
And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to me, This chamber, whose prospect is towards the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

World English Bible
He said to me, This room, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the duty of the house;

Young's Literal Translation
And he speaketh unto me: 'This chamber, whose front is southward, is for priests keeping charge of the house;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

40:1-49 The Vision of the Temple. - Here is a vision, beginning at ch. 40, and continued to the end of the book, ch. 48, which is justly looked upon to be one of the most difficult portions in all the book of God. When we despair to be satisfied as to any difficulty we meet with, let us bless God that our salvation does not depend upon it, but that things necessary are plain enough; and let us wait till God shall reveal even this unto us. This chapter describes two outward courts of the temple. Whether the personage here mentioned was the Son of God, or a created angel, is not clear. But Christ is both our Altar and our Sacrifice, to whom we must look with faith in all approaches to God; and he is Salvation in the midst of the earth, Ps 74:12, to be looked unto from all quarters.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 45. - The priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. Under the Law the Levite families of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari had the charge of the tabernacle and all its belongings (Numbers 3:25, etc.); but of these Levites who kept the charge of the sanctuary, Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest had the oversight. Hence the priests alluded to by Ezekiel as the keepers of the charge of the house were most likely those who superintended the Levites in the execution of their tasks.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said unto me,.... The illustrious Person that appeared in a human form, measuring the several parts of the temple, said to the prophet, as follows:

this chamber, whose prospect is toward the south; the row of chambers that were on the side of the north gate, facing the south:

is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house; that observe the keeping of it; observe all the laws and ordinances of God's house, and are careful that the worship of God may be maintained and preserved, to his glory, and their mutual edification: and which is, or should be, the concern, not of ministers only, but of all true believers, who are priests unto God; that present their bodies and souls before him, as a holy, living, and acceptable sacrifice, which is their reasonable service; and offer up the spiritual sacrifices of prayer and praise to him, through Christ, Revelation 1:6.

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Rooms for the Priests
44And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north. 45And he said to me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. 46And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister to him.

1 Chronicles 9:23 They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the LORD--the house called the tent of meeting.
Psalm 134:1 A song of ascents. Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD.
Ezekiel 40:17 Then he brought me into the outer court. There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms along the pavement.
Ezekiel 40:38 A room with a doorway was by the portico in each of the inner gateways, where the burnt offerings were washed.
Ezekiel 44:11 They may serve in my sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and serving in it; they may slaughter the burnt offerings and sacrifices for the people and stand before the people and serve them.
Ezekiel 44:15 "'But the Levitical priests, who are descendants of Zadok and who guarded my sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from me, are to come near to minister before me; they are to stand before me to offer sacrifices of fat and blood, declares the Sovereign LORD.
Ezekiel 45:4 It will be the sacred portion of the land for the priests, who minister in the sanctuary and who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for their houses as well as a holy place for the sanctuary.