Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version as well as the thresholds and the narrow windows and galleries around the three of them—everything beyond and including the threshold was covered with wood. The floor, the wall up to the windows, and the windows were covered. New Living Translation were all paneled with wood, as were the frames of the recessed windows. The inner walls of the Temple were paneled with wood above and below the windows. English Standard Version the thresholds and the narrow windows and the galleries all around the three of them, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, from the floor up to the windows (now the windows were covered), Berean Standard Bible as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered. Berean Literal Bible their doorposts, and the beveled windows, and the galleries all around for the three of them, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood round about, from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered, King James Bible The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered; New King James Version their doorposts and the beveled window frames. And the galleries all around their three stories opposite the threshold were paneled with wood from the ground to the windows—the windows were covered— New American Standard Bible The thresholds, the latticed windows, and the galleries all around their three stories, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, and from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered), NASB 1995 The thresholds, the latticed windows and the galleries round about their three stories, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, and from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered), NASB 1977 The thresholds, the latticed windows, and the galleries round about their three stories, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, and from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered), Legacy Standard Bible The thresholds, the latticed windows, and the galleries round about their three stories, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, and from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered), Amplified Bible The thresholds, the latticed windows, and the galleries all around their three stories, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, and from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered), Berean Annotated Bible as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered. Christian Standard Bible the thresholds, the beveled windows, and the balconies all around with their three levels opposite the threshold—were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered), Holman Christian Standard Bible the thresholds, the beveled windows, and the balconies all around with their three levels opposite the threshold—were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered), American Standard Version the thresholds, and the closed windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the threshold, ceiled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows (now the windows were covered), Contemporary English Version were paneled with wood all the way from the floor to the windows, while the doorways, the small windows, and the three side rooms were trimmed in wood. English Revised Version the thresholds, and the closed windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the threshold, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows; now the windows were covered; GOD'S WORD® Translation The doorposts, the small windows, and the corridors of all three stories were paneled. The walls, from the floor up to the windows, were paneled. Good News Translation were all paneled with wood from the floor to the windows. These windows could be covered. International Standard Version the thresholds, the shielded windows, and the surrounding three-storied galleries that stood opposite. From the ground to the shielded windows, they were paneled with wood all around, NET Bible as well as the thresholds, narrow windows and galleries all around on three sides facing the threshold were paneled with wood all around, from the ground up to the windows (now the windows were covered), New Heart English Bible the thresholds, and the closed windows, and the galleries around on their three stories, over against the threshold, with wood ceilings all around, and from the ground up to the windows, (now the windows were covered), Webster's Bible Translation The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries around on their three stories, over against the door, ceiled with wood around, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered; Majority Text Translations Majority Standard Bibleas well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered. World English Bible the thresholds, and the closed windows, and the galleries around on their three stories, opposite the threshold, with wood ceilings all around, and from the ground up to the windows, (now the windows were covered), Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthe thresholds, and the narrow windows, and the galleries around the three of them, opposite the threshold, [were] paneled with wood all around—and the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered, Berean Literal Bible their doorposts, and the beveled windows, and the galleries all around for the three of them, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood round about, from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered, Young's Literal Translation the thresholds, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about them three, over-against the threshold, a ceiling of wood all round about, and the ground unto the windows and the covered windows, Smith's Literal Translation The thresholds, and the windows closed, and the offsets round about to their three ever against the threshold, a board of wood round about, round about, and the earth even to the windows, and the windows being covered. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe thresholds, and the oblique windows, and the galleries round about on three sides, over against the threshold of every one, and floored with wood all round about: and the ground was up to the windows, and the windows were shut over the doors. Catholic Public Domain Version The thresholds, and the oblique windows, and the porticoes, encircling it on three sides, were opposite the threshold of each one, and were floored with wood throughout the entire area. But the floor reached even to the windows, and the windows were closed above the doors; New American Bible were paneled; the windows had recesses and precious wood trim around all three sides except the sill. Paneling covered the walls from the floor up to the windows and even the window sections. New Revised Standard Version were paneled, and, all around, all three had windows with recessed frames. Facing the threshold the temple was paneled with wood all around, from the floor up to the windows (now the windows were covered), Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the door posts and the narrow windows and the arches round about on their three stories, over against the three gates that were ceiled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the door posts and the windows and the porches going around their three gates before the wood as it went around, and its length was as far as the windows OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917the jambs, and the narrow windows, and the galleries, that they three had round about, over against the jambs there was a veneering of wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows; and the windows were covered; Brenton Septuagint Translation And the windows were latticed, giving light round about to the three stories, so as to look through: and the house and the parts adjoining were planked round about, and so was the floor, and from the floor up to the windows, and the window shutters folded back in three parts for one to look through. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Interior Structures15Next he measured the length of the building facing the temple courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries on each side; it was a hundred cubits. The outer sanctuary, the inner sanctuary, and the porticoes facing the court, 16as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered. 17In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary on all the walls, spaced evenly around the inner and outer sanctuary,… Cross References the thresholds 2 Chronicles 3:7 He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls. Ezekiel 40:6-7 Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep. / Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep. 1 Kings 6:31-33 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. and the beveled windows 1 Kings 6:4 He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple. Ezekiel 40:16 The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees. and the galleries all around with their three levels Ezekiel 42:3 Gallery faced gallery in three levels opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court. 1 Kings 6:5-6 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. opposite the threshold, Ezekiel 43:8 When they placed their threshold next to My threshold and their doorposts beside My doorposts, with only a wall between Me and them, they defiled My holy name by the abominations they committed. Therefore I have consumed them in My anger. Ezekiel 10:4 Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD. Psalm 84:10 For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. were overlaid with wood on all sides. 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. 2 Chronicles 3:5 He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, 1 Kings 6:16 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. Jeremiah 22:14 who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion. and the windows were covered. Songs 2:9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice. Proverbs 7:6 For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice. Treasury of Scripture The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, paneled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered; narrow Ezekiel 41:26 And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks. Ezekiel 40:16,25 And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees… 1 Kings 6:4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. ceiled with wood. 1 Kings 6:15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. 2 Chronicles 3:5 And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains. Haggai 1:4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste? from the ground up to the windows Jump to Previous Ceiled Ceiling Cieled Closed Covered Door Earth Floor Galleries Ground Including Jambs Latticed Narrow Opposite Over-Against Paneled Posts Recessed Round Sloping Stories Temple Three Threshold Thresholds Wainscoted Windows WoodJump to Next Ceiled Ceiling Cieled Closed Covered Door Earth Floor Galleries Ground Including Jambs Latticed Narrow Opposite Over-Against Paneled Posts Recessed Round Sloping Stories Temple Three Threshold Thresholds Wainscoted Windows WoodEzekiel 41 1. The measures, parts, chambers, and ornaments of the templeas well as the thresholds Thresholds in ancient architecture often symbolized the transition from the secular to the sacred. In the context of the temple vision, they represent the boundary between the profane world and the holy presence of God. This mirrors the thresholds in Solomon's Temple, emphasizing the sanctity and separation required in worship. and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered. Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book and the one receiving the vision of the temple. 2. The Temple The vision of the temple described in Ezekiel 40-48 is a detailed blueprint of a future temple, symbolizing God's presence and holiness. 3. Thresholds, Windows, and Galleries Architectural elements of the temple, symbolizing the order, beauty, and divine design of God's dwelling place. Teaching Points God's Attention to DetailThe detailed description of the temple's architecture reflects God's concern for order and beauty in His dwelling place. This teaches us to value excellence and care in our service to God. Symbolism of the Temple The temple represents God's presence among His people. As believers, we are now the temple of the Holy Spirit, called to reflect God's holiness and beauty in our lives. Holiness and Separation The temple's design, with its thresholds and covered windows, signifies separation from the profane. We are called to live lives set apart for God, maintaining purity and holiness. God's Provision and Protection The covered windows suggest protection and provision. Trust in God's care and provision for your life, knowing He sees and meets your needs. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Ezekiel 41:16?2. How does Ezekiel 41:16's description of the temple enhance our understanding of holiness? 3. What can we learn about God's attention to detail from Ezekiel 41:16? 4. How does Ezekiel 41:16 connect to the tabernacle's design in Exodus? 5. How can we apply the meticulous design of Ezekiel 41:16 to our worship? 6. What does "wood paneling" in Ezekiel 41:16 symbolize in our spiritual lives today? 7. What is the significance of Ezekiel 41:16 in the context of the temple's design? 8. How does Ezekiel 41:16 reflect God's attention to detail in worship spaces? 9. Why are the measurements in Ezekiel 41:16 important for understanding biblical architecture? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 41? 11. How do the specific measurements in Ezekiel 41 (particularly verses 1-5) align with any known historical or archaeological temple structure? 12. How do the measurements in Ezekiel 40:5-16 align with archaeological evidence of any actual Temple structure? 13. If God is just, why does He threaten severe punishment in Ezekiel 16:37-41, yet allow similar injustices elsewhere in the Bible to go unpunished? 14. What scientific or historical evidence supports or refutes the feasibility of the temple dimensions given in Ezekiel 41? What Does Ezekiel 41:16 Mean Text of Ezekiel 41:16“and the thresholds, the beveled windows, and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered.” The thresholds • Thresholds mark entry into holy space, separating common ground from what God declares sacred (Exodus 12:22; 2 Kings 12:9). • In Ezekiel’s vision of the future temple (Ezekiel 40–48), every doorway underscores God’s invitation coupled with His demand for reverence (Psalm 24:3–4). The beveled windows • Windows let in light while preventing direct outside view, hinting that revelation comes from within God’s dwelling (John 1:4–5; James 1:17). • Their beveled or narrowed shape limits distraction, focusing worshipers on the divine presence rather than exterior sights (Psalm 27:4). The galleries all around • Surrounding balconies form ring-like walkways (Ezekiel 41:15), symbolizing unbroken fellowship encircling God’s house (Psalm 84:4). • They provide space for priests and visitors to circulate, suggesting orderly worship and continual service (1 Chronicles 24:19). Their three levels opposite the threshold • Three tiers echo the recurring threefold holiness of God (Isaiah 6:3) and the outer, inner, and innermost sections of former temples (1 Kings 6:5–8). • Stacked galleries picture ascending nearness: the higher one climbs, the closer to the heart of the sanctuary (Philippians 3:14). Were overlaid with wood on all sides • Wood overlay recalls Solomon’s temple, whose stone walls were also lined with cedar and overlaid with gold (1 Kings 6:15–18). • Wood softens cold stone, implying warmth, life, and fertility—traits flowing from God to His people (Psalm 1:3; Jeremiah 17:7–8). Paneled from the ground to the windows • Continuous paneling covers every vertical inch, portraying comprehensive holiness: no part of God’s house is left bare or profane (Leviticus 20:26; 1 Peter 1:16). • It also provides visual unity, teaching that all aspects of worship must harmonize with God’s design (1 Colossians 14:33, 40). The windows were covered • Shuttered windows regulate light and maintain privacy, stressing that what happens within belongs to the Lord (Ezekiel 44:9). • Veiled openings foreshadow the veil in the tabernacle, later torn by Christ, granting believers ultimate access while still respecting God’s glory (Matthew 27:51; Hebrews 10:19–22). summary Ezekiel 41:16 describes precise architectural details of the future millennial temple, emphasizing separation, illumination, order, and pervasive holiness. Every threshold, window, gallery, and panel proclaims that God’s dwelling is perfectly appointed for pure worship. The verse assures us that the Lord prepares a real, tangible house where His glory will abide and His redeemed people will draw near in reverent joy. (16) The door posts.--This is the same word as in Ezekiel 40:6-7, &c., and means thresholds. The various particulars mentioned--the thresholds, the windows, and the galleries--are all to be taken in connection with the "he measured" of Ezekiel 41:15, and are details of the three buildings there spoken of, yet they did not all of them necessarily belong to each building.Narrow windows.--Rather, closed windows. (See Note on Ezekiel 40:16.) On their three stories.--"Stories" is not in the original, and introduces a wrong idea. He measured the three buildings (Ezekiel 41:15), and various details about their three (constructions) (Ezekiel 41:16). . . . Verses 16, 17 introduce several new details.(1) That the door-posts (rather, thresholds), and the narrow (or, closed) windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, were covered with a wainscoting of wood from the ground up to the windows. (2) That the windows, whether openings on the first floor (Kliefoth) or skylights in the roof (Hengstenberg), were "covered," which may signify, as Ewald and Plumptre think, that they were not left open, but protected by a lattice-work of bars or planks; or, as Currey suggests, that they were wainscoted as well as the space from the ground to the windows. (3) That nothing was constructed by caprice or at random, but that all about the building proceeded by exact measurement. Hebrew as well as the thresholdsהַסִּפִּ֡ים (has·sip·pîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5592: A vestibule, a dish and the beveled הָ֠אֲטֻמוֹת (hā·’ă·ṭu·mō·wṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural Strong's 331: To close, to contract windows וְהַחַלּוֹנִ֣ים (wə·ha·ḥal·lō·w·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - common plural Strong's 2474: A window and the balconies וְהָאַתִּיקִ֤ים ׀ (wə·hā·’at·tî·qîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 862: A ledge, offset in a, building all around סָבִיב֙ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around with their three לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֔ם (liš·lā·šə·tām) Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice levels opposite נֶ֧גֶד (ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before the threshold, הַסַּ֛ף (has·sap̄) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5592: A vestibule, a dish were overlaid with שְׂחִ֥יף (śə·ḥîp̄) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7824: Perhaps paneled wood עֵ֖ץ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood on all sides. סָבִ֣יב ׀ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around They were paneled from the ground וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (wə·hā·’ā·reṣ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the windows, הַֽחַלֹּנ֔וֹת (ha·ḥal·lō·nō·wṯ) Article | Noun - common plural Strong's 2474: A window and the windows וְהַֽחַלֹּנ֖וֹת (wə·ha·ḥal·lō·nō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - common plural Strong's 2474: A window were covered. מְכֻסּֽוֹת׃ (mə·ḵus·sō·wṯ) Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover Links Ezekiel 41:16 NIVEzekiel 41:16 NLT Ezekiel 41:16 ESV Ezekiel 41:16 NASB Ezekiel 41:16 KJV Ezekiel 41:16 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 41:16 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 41:16 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 41:16 French Bible Ezekiel 41:16 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 41:16 The thresholds and the closed windows (Ezek. 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