Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"the thresholds, and the closed windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the threshold, ceiled with wood round about, and [from] the ground up to the windows, (now the windows were covered)," — Ezekiel 41:16 (ASV)
Galleries - The upper story of the side-chambers was probably built in the form of an open gallery.
Over against the door - The rows of the side-chambers extended to the front of the temple, so that they were “over against” the opening, but did not extend as far as the porch.
Ceiled - Overlaid. Pillars, galleries, narrow windows were overlaid with wood (1 Kings 6:15–16).
Were covered - With wood.