Ezekiel 41:6

The Heb. would naturally read: "and the side-chambers were side-chamber against side-chamber three and thirty times" which would give 33 chambers. Apart from syntax this is not probable. LXX. and some other versions give a different order: "and the side-chambers, side-chamber against side-chamber, were thirty, three times" (cf. 1 Kings 7:4-5). It is probable that the chambers were thirty; those in the outer court were also thirty (Ezekiel 40:17), and Josephus is cited as witness for this number (Boett., Corn.).

wall … of the house for the side chambers It must not of course be supposed that the house had two walls, a separate one for the chambers. The word "entered into" must either be taken as a noun: and there were intakes in the wall of the house for the side chambers;or it must be altered into some other word having this sense (1 Kings 6:6, LXX. uses the same word here as there) and there were rebatements&c.; or some word of this meaning has fallen out before "entered into." LXX. has rendered the word "times," doubly, "thrice" "twice." If the word "times," lit. steps, could have the required meaning of intakes, it might be supposed that being written twice it had fallen out. But this is doubtful.

might have hold It is self-evident that the second and third stories must have been supported in some way by the wall of the house, which was their own wall on one side, and mere contact with a perpendicular wall could be no support. The beams had support on the wall, but were not let intothe wall in holes.