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
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 40:5-26
The measuring-reed which was in the hand of the surveyor-general was mentioned before, Ezek. 40:3. Here we are told (Ezek. 40:5) what was the exact length of it, which must be observed, because the house was measured by it. It was six cubits long, reckoning, not by the common cubit, but the cubit of the sanctuary, the sacred cubit, by which it was fit that this holy house should be measured, and that was a hand-breadth (that it, four inches) longer than the common cubit: the common cubit was... read more