John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 40:26
And there were seven steps to go up to it ,.... To the south gate, as there were to the east and north gates, Ezekiel 40:6 , and the arches thereof were before them ; See Gill on Ezekiel 40:22 , and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof ; that is, on the posts of this gate were palm trees, two on each post, one on one side, and the other on the other: this verse shows us how many palm trees were painted on the posts, and how they... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 40:25
And there were windows in it, and in the arches thereof round about ,.... That is, in the little chambers, though not expressed; and in the porches of them on each side, as you passed from the outer to the inner gate: like those windows ; that were in the chambers that were in the east and north gates, Ezekiel 40:7 , the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits ; see Ezekiel 40:13 . read more