- Bible
- Ezekiel
- Chapter 41
- Verse 7
Ezekiel 41:7
“And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.”
My Notes
Commentary
Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers,.... These chambers, as they rose up…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
An enlarging - The “wall for the side-chambers” had for the ground story its full thickness of five cubits Eze 41:9 -…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
An enlarging, and a winding about - Perhaps a winding staircase that-widened upward as the inner wall decreased in…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 41:1-11
We are still attending a prophet that is under the guidance of an angel, and therefore attend with reverence, though we…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
What the verse means to say is that the side-chambers widened in the second and third stories through the retreating of…