The Nethinims dwelt in Ophel — Which was upon the wall of Jerusalem, because they were to do the servile work of the temple: therefore they were to be posted near it, that they might be ready to attend.
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Nehemiah 11:21
21 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel:d and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.