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(Now the temple servants lived in Ophel, to the place opposite the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stands out.)
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Verse 26. Ophel. A very strong tower. See 2 Chronicles 27:3 and 33:14.—East of the great court of the temple, from which it was not remote, as Esdras here harangued the people. Calmet. 12:36 and 3 Ezra 8:1. Out of the gate was a pond of water, ( Calmet.) for the service of the temple. Menochius.
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