Albert Barnes Commentary Ezekiel 11:1

"Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of Jehovah`s house, which looketh eastward: and behold, at the door of the gate five and twenty men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people." — Ezekiel 11:1 (ASV)

The gate - The gate of the temple court. The gate was the place of judgment.

Twenty-five men - Not the same men as in (Ezekiel 8:16). There they were representatives of the “priests,” here of the “princes.” The number is, no doubt, symbolic, made up, probably, of 24 men and the king. The number 24 points to the tribes of undivided Israel.

Jaazaniah ... Pelatiah - We know nothing more of these men. The former name was probably common at that time (Ezekiel 8:11). In these two names there is an allusion to the false hopes which they upheld. “Jaazaniah” (Yahweh listens) “son of Azur” (the Helper); “Pelatiah” (Yahweh rescues) “son of Benaiah” (Yahweh builds). In the latter case, death (Ezekiel 11:13) turned the allusion into bitter irony.