Moreover the Nethinim dwelling in Ophel, repaired unto the place opposite the water gate toward the east, and the tower that projects out.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Ophel. A very strong tower. See 2 Paralipomenon xxvii. 3., and xxxiii. 14.
East of the great court of the temple, from which it was not remote, as Esdras here harangued the people, chap. xii. 36., and 3 Esdras viii. 1. Out of the gate was a pond of water, (Calmet) for the service of the temple. (Menochius)
