John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 40:40
And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables ,.... Or, "the door of the north gate" F16 לפתח השער הצפונה "ad ostium portae aquilonaris", Junius & Tremellius. So Cocceius and Starckius. ; not the first, upon coming up the eight steps; but passing through that gate, and along the porch where the three little chambers and the two tables on each side were, before mentioned; and coming to the inmost gate, which opens directly into the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 40:39-49
In these verses we have an account, I. Of the tables that were in the porch of the gates of the inner court. We find no description of the altars of burnt-offerings in the midst of that court till Ezek. 43:18. But, because the one altar under the law was to be exchanged for a multitude of tables under the gospel, here is early notice taken of the tables, at our entrance into the inner court; for till we come to partake of the table of the Lord we are but professors at large; our admission to... read more