2 And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate,g which faces north, each with a war club in his hand. There was another man among them, clothed in linen,h carrying writing equipment. They came and stood beside the bronze altar.

3 Then the glory of the God of Israeli rose from above the cherub where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man clothed in linen and carrying writing equipment.