Ezekiel 40:26

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side.”

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BSBPD

“Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them; and it had palm-trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and seven steps <FI>are<Fi> its ascent, and its arches <FI>are<Fi> before them, and palm-trees <FI>are<Fi> to it, one on this side, and one on that side, at its posts;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 40:26 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 92:12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
  2. Song of Solomon 7:7Your stature is like a palm tree; your breasts are clusters of fruit.
  3. Ezekiel 40:6Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.
  4. Ezekiel 40:16The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.
  5. Ezekiel 40:22Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.
  6. Ezekiel 40:29Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
  7. 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

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