# General Information:

Here the word "he" refers to the chief captain.

# chief captain

a military officer of about 600 soldiers

# So he untied his bonds

Possibly the "chief officer" stands for the chief officers' soldiers. Alternate translation: "So the chief captain ordered his soldiers to untie Paul's bonds" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# he brought Paul down

From the fortress, there is a stairway going down to the temple courts.