²⁶ and the temple servants^(A) living on the hill of Ophel^(B) made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate^(C) toward the east and the projecting tower.

³ He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate^(A) in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.