And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.
Between the chambers - i:e., of the priests in the court: between these and the side chambers "was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side." While long details are given as to the chambers, etc, no mention is made of the ark of the covenant. Fairbairn thus interprets this: In future there was to be a perfect conformity. to the divine idea, such as there had not been before. The dwellings of His people should all become true sanctuaries of piety. Yahweh Himself, in the full display of the divine Shechinah, shall come in the room of the ark of the covenant (Jeremiah 3:16-17). The interior of the temple stands empty, waiting for His entrance to fill it with His glory (Ezekiel 43:1-12). It is the same temple, but the courts of it have become different, to accommodate a more numerous people. The entire compass of the temple mount has become a holy of holies (Ezekiel 43:12).