And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.

And between the chambers was a breadth of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.

And between the cells and the house was a width of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.

And between the chambers was the width of twenty cubits around the house on every side.

And between the chambers is a breadth of twenty cubits round about the house, all round about.

And between the rooms was a space twenty cubits wide all round the house.

And between the storerooms, there was the width of twenty cubits, all around the house on every side.

See H, Plan I.

And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits,.... Not the side chambers before mentioned, as if there was the space of twenty cubits between each chamber; for another word is used; more probably the meaning is, that between the side chambers, or the void space before them of five cubits, and the chambers which were in the court facing them, was such a wideness of twenty cubits:
round about the house on every side; on all sides of the temple, where the above chambers were, west, north, and south.

the chambers--that is, of the priests in the court: between these and the side chambers was the wideness, &c. While long details are given as to the chambers, &c., 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. Jehovah Himself, in the full display of the divine Shekinah, 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).