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upon EZEKIEL. 369
mlly of Ithamar ufurped it for fome time, from Chapter
Eli who was High Pried in Samuel's time, to XL.
Abiathar, whom Solomon difpoflefled and reftored tyVNJ
the High Prieflhood to the right Line, by placing
Zadok in his room, 1 Kings ii. 27, 3 5. The
Family of Zadok is only taken notice of in this
Vifion, it may be for this reafon, becaufe they
kept clofe to the Worfhip of God ; when the
Priefts of Ithamar 's Line forfook it, and fell into
Idolatry. See Chap. xliv. 15. And the eldeft
Son of Zadok's Family having an unqueftionable
Title to the High Priefthood, See Numb. xxv. 1 3
upon that Account was an eminent Type of the
MeJJias the Eternal High Pried. See Numb. xxxv.
25. 28.
Ver. 47. And he meafured the Court an hun-Vcr. 47.
dred Cubits long, and an hundred Cubits broad,
four fquare.] The inner Court was of the fame
Dimenfions with the outer: See Ver. 19, 23,
27.
Ibid. And the Altar that was before the Houfe.]
Or, rather, and the Altar was before the Houfi i
i. e. flood in the inner Court juft before the Porch
that opened into the Temple. The Altar was
now meafured, the Meafure of it being defcribed
afterwards, Chap, xliii. 13,