Nehemiah 3:25

High house. In the Hebrew it is uncertain whether the word translated “high” describes the “tower” or the “house.” Most commentators attach it to the word “tower.” The “king’s high house,” to the south of the Temple area, is probably none other than the old palace of David, which once stood in this quarter of the city, while Solomon’s palace was built on the northeastern hill. David’s palace, like that of Solomon (Jer. 32:2), would naturally have its own prison. From this prison the “prison gate” of ch. 12:39 took its name.