Ezekiel 40:38-47

38A 1chamber with its doorway was by the side pillars at the gates; there they 2rinse the burnt offering. 39In the porch of the gate were two 3tables on each side, on which to slaughter the 4burnt offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering. 40On the outer 5side, 6as one went up to the 7gateway toward the north, were two tables; and on the other 8side of the porch of the gate were two tables. 41Four 9tables were on each side 10next to the gate; or, eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices. 42For the burnt offering there were four 11tables of 12hewn stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide and one cubit high, on which they lay the instruments with which they slaughter the 13burnt offering and the sacrifice. 43The double 14hooks, one handbreadth in length, were installed 15in the house all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.

44From the outside to the 16inner gate were 1718chambers for the 19singers in the inner court, one of which was at the 20side of the north gate, with 21its front toward the south, and one at the 22side of the 23south gate facing toward the north. 45He said to me, “This is the 24chamber which faces toward the south, intended for the priests who 25keep charge of the 26temple; 46but the 27chamber which faces toward the north is for the priests who 28keep charge of the altar. These are the 29sons of Zadok, who from the sons of Levi 30come near to the Lord to minister to Him.” 47He measured the court, a perfect square, a 31hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the 32temple.