Ezekiel 40:38-47

38A 1chamber with its doorway was by the side pillars at the gates; there they 2rinse the burnt offering. 39And in 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; eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices. 42For the burnt offering there were four 11tables of 12cut stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high, on which they set the utensils with which they slaughter the 13burnt offering and the sacrifice. 43And the double 14hooks, 15one hand width in length, were installed 16in the house all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.

44From the outside to the 17inner gate were 1819chambers for the 20singers in the inner courtyard, one of which was at the 21side of the north gate, with 22its front toward the south, and one at the 23side of the 24south gate facing north. 45Then he said to me, “This is the 25chamber which faces south, intended for the priests who 26are 27responsible for the 28temple; 46but the 29chamber which faces north is for the priests who 30are 31responsible for the altar. They are the 32sons of Zadok, who from the sons of Levi 33come near to the Lord to serve Him.” 47He measured the courtyard, a perfect square, a 34hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the 35temple.