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Moreover. Note the Parenthesis of Neh_3:26.
Nethinims. Their work was to carry wood and water for the Temple. Hence their dwelling. See note on Ezr_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-59and App-68.
that lieth out. Probably the "tower in Siloam", Luk_13:4.