Moreover. Note the Parenthesis of Nehemiah 3:26.
Nethinims. Their work was to carry wood and water for the Temple. Hence their dwelling. See note on Ezra 2:43.
Ophel. the Ophel: the hill south of Moriah. Formerly Jebus, afterward Zion. See App-68. the water gate. By Gihon. Now ' Ain Umm ed Deraj, "the Virgin's Fount". On east side of Ophel, in Kedron valley. See App-59 and App-68.
that lieth out. Probably the "tower in Siloam", Luke 13:4.