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26 (Now the Temple Servants[a] were living on the Ophel as far as the Water Gate that faces eastward with its prominent tower.) 27 Next to Pedaiah,[b] the Tekoites repaired another section from the prominent tower as far as the wall of the Ophel.

28 The priests carried on repairs from above the Horse Gate as far as their own houses.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 3:26 Heb. Nethinim; i.e. a division of special assistants to the descendants of Levi, originally appointed by King David; and so throughout the book; cf. Ezra 2:58; 2:70; 7:7,24; 8:17,20.
  2. Nehemiah 3:27 Lit. him