43 Then he led me to the gate that is facing east.+

4 Then the glory of Jehovah entered the temple* through the gate facing the east.+

46 “This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah says: ‘The gate of the inner courtyard that is facing east+ should remain shut+ for the six workdays,+ but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the new moon it should be opened. 2 The chieftain will enter from outside by way of the porch of the gate,+ and he will stand by the doorpost of the gate. The priests will offer his whole burnt offering and his communion sacrifices, and he will bow down at the threshold of the gate and then go out. But the gate should not be shut until the evening.