John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 41:10
And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits ,.... Not the side chambers before mentioned, as if there was the space of twenty cubits between each chamber; for another word is used; more probably the meaning is, that between the side chambers, or the void space before them of five cubits, and the chambers which were in the court facing them, was such a wideness of twenty cubits: round about the house on every side ; on all sides of the temple, where the above chambers were,... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 41:9
The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chambers without, was five cubits ,.... This is the outward wall of the chambers, north and south, which was five cubits thick, made of stone; See Gill on Ezekiel 41:5 , and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within ; this was a void space, not built upon, which was before the chambers that stood within it; and was a space to walk in for those that dwelt in the chambers, or to go in from chamber to chamber;... read more