Nehemiah 3:26

26 and the temple servants ^[a] living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.

Nehemiah 3:26 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 3:26

Moreover, the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel
An high tower upon the wait, in this part of it, see ( 2 Chronicles 27:3 ) , these were servants to the Levites, and repaired here, where their dwellings were:

unto the place over against the water gate toward the east:
and as one part of their work was to fetch water for the temple, they were here very properly situated; it led to the king's garden, the valley of Jehoshaphat, and from thence a plain way to Bethany:

and the tower that lieth out;
from the wall.

Nehemiah 3:26 In-Context

24 After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,

25 and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh

26 and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.

27 And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.

28 Above the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew the Nethinim; also in verse 31