Ezekiel 42:13,14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The north chambers, and the south chambers Namely, those described in the foregoing part of the chapter; they be holy chambers, where the priests shall eat the most holy things The show- bread, the remainder of the meat-offering, sin-offering, and trespass- offering, are expressly called the most holy things, Leviticus 6:14; Leviticus 6:17; Leviticus 24:9; and are distinguished from the holy things, such as the peace- offerings, first-fruits, and tithes, Leviticus 21:22. These were to be eaten within the precincts of the temple, by the direction of the Levitical law. There shall they lay the most holy things These rooms were likewise set apart for laying up the remainder of the sacrifices, till they were eaten by the priests and their families, Leviticus 10:13; Leviticus 22:13. When the priests enter therein Within the inner court; then shall they not go out of the holy place, &c., but there they shall lay their garments, &c. They shall not go into the court of the people, in their priestly vestments, but shall lay them up in some of these chambers. The priestly garments were only to be used in the time of their ministration, as appears from Exodus 28:43. And shall put on other garments, and shall approach, &c. The words should rather be translated, and shall come into the court belonging to the people; the outer court, mentioned at the beginning of the verse.