How are we to understand the phrase “opposite the buttress”?
Nehemiah 3:25 (ESV)
25and to the corner. Palal the son of Uzai repaired opposite the buttress and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh
As the buttress was a corner in the wall, we are to understand that Palal’s responsibility began just beyond the bend.
25 and to the corner. Palal the son of Uzai repaired opposite the buttress and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh