Predictably, the court of the guard was part of the palace, where it served as a prison (see Jeremiah 32:2; Jeremiah 33:1; Jeremiah 37:21; Jeremiah 38:6). As a palace invariably had more than one tower, the one that Palal repaired is identified as the one connected to the guards’ court.
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