Ezekiel 41:25

The doors of the holy place were carved with cherubs and palm trees just as the walls (Ezekiel 41:17 seq.).

thick planks upon the face The word rendered "thick planks" (-ab) occurs again 1 Kings 7:6 in connexion with a porch, but is of uncertain meaning. Here it is said to lie outside the porch and in front of it, and might be the "landing" at the top of the flight of steps. Others think of an overhanging on the front of the roof, to protect the entrance. But in 1 Kings 7:7 the -abfronts the pillars, as here it faces the porch. Therefore perhaps: "and a landing of wood in front of the porch on the outside." No doubt "without" might describe the lie of the porch in reference to the house and not the lie of the -abin reference to the porch; in which case the -abwould be something between the holy place and the porch, and in fact the description in Ezekiel 41:26 refers to the insideof the porch. Still this is less probable.