He covered it. — Similar to laid the beams in Nehemiah 3:3; Nehemiah 3:6.
The pool of Siloah. — Called before “the king’s pool,” which received its water as “sent” through a long subterranean conduit, and supplied the king’s gardens.
The stairs. — Down the steep sides of Ophel, of which traces are thought still to remain. From this point it is very hard to trace the exact course.