Ezekiel 43:17
“And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof,.... Here Kimchi confesses…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The settle - The “lower settle” (L), projecting beyond the “upper settle” (M) one cubit on every side. His stairs -…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And the settle - The ledge on which the priests walked round the altar, see Eze 43:14. By these settles or ledges the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 43:13-27
This relates to the altar in this mystical temple, and that is mystical too; for Christ is our altar. The Jews, after…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The "settle" referred to here is the higher or greater one (Eze 43:43). Its area was a square of 14 cubits. The verse…
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